Debian DLA-3154-1 : node-xmldom - LTS security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 166227

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3154 advisory.

- A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the function copy in dom.js in the xmldom (published as @xmldom/xmldom) package before 0.8.3 for Node.js via the p variable. (CVE-2022-37616)

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

Solution

Upgrade the node-xmldom packages.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.27+ds-1+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 166227

File Name: debian_DLA-3154.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/18/2022

Updated: 11/29/2022

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37616

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-xmldom, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37616

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