CVE-2020-4988 Loopback 8.0.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to manipulate or pollute Javascript values and cause a denial of servic
High 7.3
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4988 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-4988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Loopback, published on 21 Dec 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Loopback. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4988/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4988?
CVE-2020-4988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Loopback, published on 21 Dec 2020.
Official description
Loopback 8.0.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to manipulate or pollute Javascript values and cause a denial of service or possibly execute code. IBM X-Force ID: 192706.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4988?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Loopback.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-4988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rmx-66m4-ch79.