Prototype pollution in DataTables - CVE-2020-28458
Published: September 12, 2022 / Updated: October 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67178
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28458
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: DataTables
Affected software:
DataTables
DataTables
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28458
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/blob/master/js/jquery.dataTables.js%23L2766
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1051961
- https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/commit/a51cbe99fd3d02aa5582f97d4af1615d11a1ea03
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1016402
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1051962
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806