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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Digitalbazaar Forge
- Node-Forge — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEFORGE-598677 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-609293 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
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.