high7.5
CVE-2024-21505
web3-utils Prototype Pollution vulnerability
Impact
### Impact: The mergeDeep() function in the web3-utils package has been identified for Prototype Pollution vulnerability. An attacker has the ability to modify an object's prototype, which could result in changing the behavior of all objects that inherit from the impacted prototype by providing carefully crafted input to function. ### Patches: It has been fixed in web3-utils version 4.2.1 so all packages and apps depending on web3-utils >=4.0.1 and <=4.2.0 should upgrade to web3-utils 4.2.1. ### Workarounds: None
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | web3-utils | >= 4.0.1, < 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 |
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| Package Web3-Utils | before 4.2.1 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/web3/web3.js/commit/8ed041c6635d807b3da8960ad49e125e3d1b0e80
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEB3UTILS-6229337
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2g4c-8fpm-c46v
- https://github.com/web3/web3.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2g4c-8fpm-c46v
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21505