# CVE-2022-24279: Prototype Pollution

- Also known as: GHSA-PFV6-PRQM-85Q8, SNYK-JS-MADLIBOBJECTUTILS-2388572
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.1.8
- Published: 2022-04-15 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a madlib-object-utils: fixed in 0.1.8
- madlib-object-utils (npm): fixed in 0.1.8

## Description

The package madlib-object-utils before 0.1.8 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the setValue method, as it allows an attacker to merge object prototypes into it. *Note:* This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix of [CVE-2020-7701](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MADLIBOBJECTUTILS-598676)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a madlib-object-utils, madlib-object-utils, upgrade to a fixed version (0.1.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MADLIBOBJECTUTILS-2388572
- https://github.com/Qwerios/madlib-object-utils/commit/8d5d54c11c8fb9a7980a99778329acd13e3ef98f

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