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CVE-2020-28458

Prototype Pollution

Published: Dec 16, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-1321
7.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.7%
Top 11.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Virtualization EngineOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat VirtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
npm
package-ecosystem
datatables.net
OSS Libraries
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm, ibm corporation
IBM Spectrum Protect PlusOn-prem
Databases / db-tooling
Phpzag
commercialaka datatables
DataTablesOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
datatables
oss-projectaka datatables.net
datatables.netMixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1016402
snyk.io
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1051961
snyk.io
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1051962
snyk.io
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