CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-36604

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the hoek library before version 8.5.1 and 9.x before 9.0.3 allows prototype poisoning in the clone function. An attacker can exploit this flaw to modify object prototypes, leading to unauthorized access or code execution.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes potential application takeover through prototype manipulation, which may result in data leakage or system integrity compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the hoek library to version 8.5.1 or later (for 8.x branch) and to version 9.0.3 or later (for 9.x branch).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

hoek before 8.5.1 and 9.x before 9.0.3 allows prototype poisoning in the clone function.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS