CVE-2018-3728 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-3728

hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers...

Vulnerability Description

hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via 'merge' and 'applyToDefaults' functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

hoek node module
Vulnerable Versions:
Versions before 5.0.3

Timeline

Official Publish: March 30th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-471

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.