ubuntu-cve-2018-3728
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-03-30 19:29
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
Details
hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via 'merge' and 'applyToDefaults' functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via proto, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Severity
8.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "node-hoek",
"binary_version": "4.1.0-2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "node-hoek",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-hoek@4.1.0-2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"4.1.0-2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "node-hoek",
"binary_version": "8.5.0+~4.2.1+~3.3.1-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "node-hoek",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-hoek@8.5.0+~4.2.1+~3.3.1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"8.2.4+~4.2.1+~3.3.1-3",
"8.5.0+~4.2.1+~3.3.1-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "node-hoek",
"binary_version": "9.1.0+~cs10.1.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "node-hoek",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-hoek@9.1.0+~cs10.1.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"9.1.0+~cs10.1.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "node-hoek",
"binary_version": "10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "node-hoek",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-hoek@10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "node-hoek",
"binary_version": "10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
"name": "node-hoek",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-hoek@10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "node-hoek",
"binary_version": "10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "node-hoek",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-hoek@10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"10.0.1+~cs12.0.0-1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via \u0027merge\u0027 and \u0027applyToDefaults\u0027 functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of \"Object\" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3728",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:28Z",
"published": "2018-03-30T19:29:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3728"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:hoek:20180212"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3728"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2018-3728"
]
}
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