CVE-2020-28461

Prototype Pollution

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Published Jul 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

This affects the package js-ini before 1.3.0. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with parse , they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

js-ini

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.3.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:js-ini_project:js-ini:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6376	This affects the package js-ini before 1.3.0. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with parse , they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.
Github GHSA	GHSA-m939-vrfp-9v8p	js-ini Prorotype Pollution when malicious INI files submitted to an application that parses it with `parse`

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.222% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Sdju/js-ini/commit/fa17efb7e3a7c9464508a254838d4c231784931e
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSINI-1048970

History

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Subscriptions

Js-ini Project Js-ini

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 2:06 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved: Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM

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