CVE-2020-7788
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CVE-2020-7788 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. EPSS estimates a 3.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ini Project | Ini | < 1.3.6 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- https://github.com/npm/ini/commit/56d2805e07ccd94e2ba0984ac9240ff02d44b6f1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INI-1048974Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/npm/ini/commit/56d2805e07ccd94e2ba0984ac9240ff02d44b6f1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INI-1048974Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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