CVE-2020-7608 describes a prototype pollution vulnerability in yargs-parser, a dependency of the yargs command-line argument parser. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious input that manipulates the "__proto__" property, potentially leading to the modification of Object.prototype. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, with a low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yargs:yargs-parser:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 13.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yargs:yargs-parser:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, < 15.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yargs:yargs-parser:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, < 18.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yargs:yargs-parser:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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