Prototype Pollution in node-forge package for NPM



| 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
 node-forge
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Synex Technologies

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU47225

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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

CPE2.3 External links

https://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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