VulnerabilityBleeping Computer
9.0 — CRITICAL
Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
A critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js enables JavaScript code execution, affecting servers and applications that load attacker-influenced schemas, granting access to environment variables, credentials, databases, and internal systems.
⚙️Technical Details
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: critical
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Upgrade to patched versions of protobuf.js (8.0.1 and 7.5.5)
2Audit transitive dependencies
3Treat schema-loading as untrusted input
📦Affected Products
protobuf.js
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