CVE-2020-36649

Name: CVE-2020-36649
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-11T15:15:09.207+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.39%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-36649 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. EPSS estimates a 1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file papaparse.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 5.2.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218004.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.39%

68.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1333

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Papaparse	Papaparse	>= 5.1.0, < 5.2.0

References

https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/commit/235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/issues/777Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/pull/779Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/releases/tag/5.2.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218004Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218004Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/commit/235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/issues/777Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/pull/779Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/releases/tag/5.2.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218004Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218004Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 11, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-36649?

How severe is CVE-2020-36649?

CVE-2020-36649 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36649?

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Source: NVD / NIST