CVE-2020-7715

Prototype Pollution

Critical · published September 1, 2020

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky flaw in deep-get-set can let attackers manipulate your application's prototype chain like a crafty puppeteer pulling strings! 🔥 Think of it as a chef in a restaurant who can secretly swap out ingredients in any dish, causing everyone to unknowingly consume something unexpected. It allows attackers to change fundamental behaviors of your app without anyone noticing, just like that hidden ingredient that ruins a meal! This prototype pollution vulnerability is absolutely devastating! An attacker could potentially change the very structure of your application, leading to unexpected behaviors, data leakage, or even full-blown compromises. Your data integrity could be at risk, and that’s a chef’s worst nightmare!

Put simply

Think of it as a chef in a restaurant who can secretly swap out ingredients in any dish, causing everyone to unknowingly consume something unexpected. It allows attackers to change fundamental behaviors of your app without anyone noticing, just like that hidden ingredient that ruins a meal! In all versions of the deep-get-set package, an attacker can exploit the main function to manipulate the prototype of an object, potentially leading to unauthorized property modifications and behaviors. This can occur without any authentication or validation due to the nature of the vulnerability.

What to do

This prototype pollution vulnerability is absolutely devastating! An attacker could potentially change the very structure of your application, leading to unexpected behaviors, data leakage, or even full-blown compromises. Your data integrity could be at risk, and that’s a chef’s worst nightmare! Upgrade to the latest patched version of deep-get-set immediately to fix this vulnerability. Review your codebase for any instances of deep-get-set usage and consider implementing additional input validation to ensure no malicious data enters your application. 🛡️ You've got this! By taking these steps, you'll ensure your application is safe from this tricky vulnerability! 💪✨

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:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01965 · 80.2th percentile
Published
2020-09-01T09:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 SEP 09:20Z
    Prototype Pollution
    cvelistv5