ini-parser up to 0.0.2 Object.prototype privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ini-parser up to 0.0.2. Affected by this issue is the function Object.prototype. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-7617. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in ini-parser up to 0.0.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Object.prototype. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ini-parser through 0.0.2 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.The library could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a '__proto__' payload.

The weakness was published 04/02/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-7617 since 01/21/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• ini-parser

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• 0.0.1
• 0.0.2

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