Security advisory
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.
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- Affected versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-18954
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2019-18954
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:51.362462089Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://github.com/NetEase/pomelo/issues/1149",
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"published_at": "2019-11-14T00:15:11.017+00:00"
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