Furqan node-whois index.coffee prototype pollution
Published Dec 19, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.97%
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Furqan node-whois. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.coffee. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is 46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216252.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furqan | Node-Whois | n/a |
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- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
whois
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2.13.6
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | whois | 0 | 2.13.6 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 14, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 60.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 56.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 53.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 50.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 48.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 45.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 35.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 20, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/commit/46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076 PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/pull/105 ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-97jv-c342-5xhc Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36618
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216252 Third Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220403104013/https://www.npmjs.com/package/whois
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/commit/46ccc2aee8d063c7b6b4dee2c2834113b7286076 | PatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/FurqanSoftware/node-whois/pull/105 | ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-97jv-c342-5xhc | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36618 | ||
| https://vuldb.com/?id.216252 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20220403104013/https://www.npmjs.com/package/whois |
Change history (0)
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