Prototype Pollution in Digitalbazaar Forge

CVE-2020-7720

The package node-forge before 0.10.0 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the util.setPath function. Note: Version 0.10.0 is a breaking change removing the vulnerable functions.

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.032 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7720?
CVE-2020-7720 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Digitalbazaar Forge, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-7720?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7720 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.