CVE-2020-7608 (GCVE-0-2020-7608)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-16 19:49 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
yargs-parser could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "__proto__" payload.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- Prototype Pollution
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-YARGSPARSER-560381 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | yargs-parser |
Affected:
All versions prior to version 18.1.1 and patches at 13.1.2 and 15.0.1
|
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