NASA Openmct up to 2.2.5 Import prototype pollution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NASA Openmct up to 2.2.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Import. The manipulation leads to prototype pollution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-45282. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NASA Openmct up to 2.2.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a prototype pollution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1321. The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) 2.2.5 before 545a177, prototype pollution can occur via an import action.

The weakness was presented 10/07/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-45282 since 10/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Applying the patch 545a177 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2650). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Prototype pollution
CWE: CWE-1321 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: 545a177

Timelineinfo

10/06/2023 🔍
10/07/2023 +1 days 🔍
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09/29/2025 +723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241493
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2023 08:30
Updated: 09/29/2025 07:38
Changes: 10/07/2023 08:30 (40), 09/19/2024 23:13 (36), 09/29/2025 07:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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