A prototype pollution attack in cached-path-relative versions <=1.0.1 allows an attacker to inject properties on Object.prototype which are then inherited by all the JS objects through the prototype chain causing a DoS attack.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A prototype pollution attack in cached-path-relative versions <=1.0.1 allows an attacker to inject     properties on Object.prototype which are then inherited by all the JS objects through the prototype chain     causing a DoS attack. (CVE-2018-16472)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - A prototype pollution attack in cached-path-relative versions <=1.0.1 allows an attacker to inject
    properties on Object.prototype which are then inherited by all the JS objects through the prototype chain
    causing a DoS attack. (CVE-2018-16472)

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3221 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3221-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Guilhem Moulin     December 05, 2022                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : node-cached-path-relative     Version        : 1.0.1-2+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2018-16472 CVE-2021-23518     Debian Bug     : #1004338

    Cristian-Alexandru Staicu discovered a prototype pollution vulnerability     in inode-cached-path-relative, a Node.js module used to cache (memoize)     the result of path.relative.

    CVE-2018-16472

        An attacker controlling both the path and the cached value, can         mount a prototype pollution attack and thus overwrite arbitrary         properties on Object.prototype, which may result in denial of         service.

    CVE-2021-23518

        The fix for CVE-2018-16472 was incomplete and other prototype         pollution vulnerabilities were found in the meantime, resulting in a         new CVE.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     1.0.1-2+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your node-cached-path-relative packages.

    For the detailed security status of node-cached-path-relative please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-cached-path-relative

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
251065	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-16472	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
422494	SCA: security update for cached-path-relative (GHSA-hc9w-4p87-j549)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
422494	SCA: security update for cached-path-relative (GHSA-hc9w-4p87-j549)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
168403	Debian dla-3221 : node-cached-path-relative - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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