CVE-2021-44908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SailsJS Sails.js <=1.4.0 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via controller/load-action-modules.js, function loadActionModules().

Published: 2022-03-17

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sailsjs:sails:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1385	SailsJS Sails.js <=1.4.0 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via controller/load-action-modules.js, function loadActionModules().
Github GHSA	GHSA-8v3j-jfg3-v3fv	Prototype Pollution in Sails.js

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01799.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Marynk/JavaScript-vulnerability-detection/blob/main/sailsJS%20PoC.zip
https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/blob/master/lib/app/private/controller/load-action-modules.js#L32
https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/issues/7209

History

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Subscriptions

Sailsjs Sails

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-03-17T11:47:52.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:32:12.941Z

Reserved: 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-44908

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-17T12:15:07.800

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:12:57.203

Link: CVE-2021-44908

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-1321
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

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