Prototype pollution in json-pointer - CVE-2020-7709

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Prototype pollution in json-pointer - CVE-2020-7709

Published: June 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63952
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7709
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing slashes. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the target system.


Affected software

json-pointer
API Portal
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes

How to mitigate CVE-2020-7709

Install updates from vendor's website.

json-pointer - update to 0.6.1
API Portal - update to February 2022
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes - update to 3.70

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