SB20200930105 - Prototype Pollution in node-forge package for NPM
Published: September 30, 2020 Updated: October 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20200930105
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Prototype pollution (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7720)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.