Prototype pollution in pathval - CVE-2020-7751

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Prototype pollution in pathval - CVE-2020-7751

Published: November 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118197
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7751
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.


Affected software

pathval
Business Automation Insights
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation

How to mitigate CVE-2020-7751

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

pathval - update to 2.0.0
Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.5, 24.0.1.0.5, 25.0.0.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation - addressed in versions 24.0.1-IF006, 25.0.0-IF003

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