RCE in Dojo

CVE-2020-5258

In affected versions of dojo (NPM package), the deepCopy method is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Prototype Pollution refers to the ability to inject properties into existing JavaScript language construct prototypes, such as objects. An attacker manipulates these attributes to overwrite, or pollute, a JavaScript application object prototype of the base object by injecting other values. This has been patched in versions 1.12.8, 1.13.7, 1.14.6, 1.15.3 and 1.16.2

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.040 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5258?
CVE-2020-5258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dojo, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-5258?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5258 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.