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Pomelo CVE-2019-18954

MEDIUM
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668)
2019-11-14 cve@mitre.org
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 14, 2019 - 00:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 4 npm packages depend on pomelo (4 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.2.7.

DescriptionNVD

Pomelo v2.2.5 allows external control of critical state data. A malicious user input can corrupt arbitrary methods and attributes in template/game-server/app/servers/connector/handler/entryHandler.js because certain internal attributes can be overwritten via a conflicting name. Hence, a malicious attacker can manipulate internal attributes by adding additional attributes to user input.

AnalysisAI

Pomelo v2.2.5 allows external control of critical state data. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668), which allows attackers to access resources from an unintended security context. Pomelo v2.2.5 allows external control of critical state data. A malicious user input can corrupt arbitrary methods and attributes in template/game-server/app/servers/connector/handler/entryHandler.js because certain internal attributes can be overwritten via a conflicting name. Hence, a malicious attacker can manipulate internal attributes by adding additional attributes to user input. Affected products include: Netease Pomelo.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement proper access controls, validate resource access permissions, use security boundaries.

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