CVE-2020-28458 describes a Prototype Pollution vulnerability affecting all versions of the datatables.net package, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous security issue. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.10.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:datatables:datatables.net:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Third-Party Package Updates in Splunk SOAR - July 2025
Jul 7, 2025CVE-2020-28458
Nov 12, 2024datatables.net vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to incomplete fix
Dec 17, 2020All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution
Dec 8, 2020datatables.net: prototype pollution if 'constructor' were used in a data property name
Oct 25, 2020