CVE-2020-7617

Prototype Pollution

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Published Apr 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ini-parser through 0.0.2 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.The library could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a '__proto__' payload.

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

rawiroaisen

ini-parser

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 0.0.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ini-parser_project:ini-parser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0473	ini-parser through 0.0.2 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.The library could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a '__proto__' payload.
Github GHSA	GHSA-96r7-mrqf-jhcc	Prototype Pollution in ini-parser

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.872% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/rawiroaisen/node-ini-parser/blob/master/index.js#L14
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INIPARSER-564122

History

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Subscriptions

Ini-parser Project Ini-parser

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Apr 2, 2020, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:33 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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