CVE-2020-36604

hoek subject to prototype pollution via the clone function.

Description

hoek versions prior to 8.5.1, and 9.x prior to 9.0.3 are vulnerable to prototype pollution in the clone function. If an object with the proto key is passed to clone() the key is converted to a prototype. This issue has been patched in version 9.0.3, and backported to 8.5.1.

Patch Available

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Fix without upgrading

Score

8.1

Severity

High

Ecosystem

JavaScript

Publish Date

September 24, 2022

Modified Date

February 3, 2026

Score Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Versions