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CVE-2020-7616

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 1.24%

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CVE-2020-7616 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the `Object.prototype`. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the `Object.prototype`. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by `express-mock-middleware`. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

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

EPSS Probability
1.24%

65.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Express-Mock-Middleware ProjectExpress-Mock-Middleware<= 0.0.6

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-7616?
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the `Object.prototype`. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by `express-mock-middleware`. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
How severe is CVE-2020-7616?
CVE-2020-7616 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7616?
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Source: NVD / NIST