Prototype Pollution in Ini Project
CVE-2020-7788
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.
Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution
EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Ini_project Ini
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a Ini — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- report@snyk.io (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7788?
- CVE-2020-7788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ini Project, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7788?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7788 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.