Prototype Pollution in node-forge package for NPM



Published: 2020-09-30 | Updated: 2020-10-01
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-7720
CWE-ID CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Synex Technologies

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU47225

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7720

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the util.setPath function. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary script code.


Mitigation

Update to version 0.10.0.

Vulnerable software versions

node-forge: 0.1.2 - 0.9.2

External links

http://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1561


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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