CVE-2020-7706

Prototype Pollution

Critical · published August 18, 2020

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky Prototype Pollution vulnerability lurks in connie-lang versions before 0.1.1, and it’s a game changer! 🔥 Think of it as a master recipe book where someone can tweak the original recipes without authorization—every dish could end up tasting like a disaster! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the application’s behavior and even execute malicious functions. This means they could potentially gain control over the app and access sensitive data without anyone realizing what's happening—absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of it as a master recipe book where someone can tweak the original recipes without authorization—every dish could end up tasting like a disaster! This vulnerability allows malicious input to manipulate the prototype of objects in JavaScript, leading to unpredictable behaviors or exposure of sensitive information.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the application’s behavior and even execute malicious functions. This means they could potentially gain control over the app and access sensitive data without anyone realizing what's happening—absolutely devastating! Update connie-lang to version 0.1.1 or later immediately to close this loophole. Audit your application for any unauthorized modifications and ensure your input validation processes are robust! You've got this! Fix this now, and you'll be a security hero in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02800 · 86.4th percentile
Published
2020-08-18T09:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 AUG 09:20Z
    Prototype Pollution
    cvelistv5