Vulnerability in think-helper (CVE-2021-32736)
Summary
Vulnerability in think-helper (CVE-2021-32736). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.1.3 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
think-helper defines a set of helper functions for ThinkJS. In versions of think-helper prior to 1.1.3, the software receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.1.3.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-32736 has been found in think-helper.
Data can be tampered with by attackers.
What to do: upgrade think-helper to 1.1.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "think-helper CVE-2021-32736" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-32736 (think-helper) — CWE-1321
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 1.1.3 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-1321) exists in think-helper.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of think-helper.
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to 1.1.3.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'think-helper' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'think-helper' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
think-helperを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade think-helper to 1.1.3ステージング環境で 1.1.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com