CVE-2020-7703

Prototype Pollution

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Published Aug 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

All versions of package nis-utils are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the setValue function.

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

nis-utils

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nis-utils_project:nis-utils:-:*:*:*:*: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-2021-1084	All versions of package nis-utils are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the setValue function.
Github GHSA	GHSA-gr58-j5wh-m333	Prototype Pollution in nis-utils

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

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: 1.9% (1.933% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NISUTILS-598799

History

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Subscriptions

Nis-utils Project Nis-utils

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Aug 17, 2020, 2:50 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:45 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 17, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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