#VU26304 Prototype Pollution in yargs-parser - CVE-2020-7608

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#VU26304 Prototype Pollution in yargs-parser - CVE-2020-7608

Published: March 23, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26304
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-7608
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yargs-parser
Software vendor:
yargs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and add or modify properties of Object.prototype using a "__proto__" payload.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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