CVE-2020-7718 Prototype Pollution

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Prototype pollution in gammautils allows attackers to modify object prototypes, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-7718?

CVE-2020-7718 is a critical vulnerability in gammautils, published on 1 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

All versions of package gammautils are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the deepSet and deepMerge functions.

Weakness: CWE-1321

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7718?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including gammautils. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
gammautils npmAll versions to 0.0.81None
gammautils npmAll versions to 0.0.81None

Products include Gammautils Project Gammautils.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7718?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-7718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pgmg-gf5p-54j8.

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