What is CVE-2020-8237?

CVE-2020-8237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Json-Bigint Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-8237?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Json-Bigint Project

CVE-2020-8237

Prototype pollution in json-bigint npm package < 1.0.0 may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Json-bigint_project Json-bigint
N/a Json-bigint — versions Fixed in version 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8237?: CVE-2020-8237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Json-Bigint Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-8237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.