CVE-2020-28268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'controlled-merge' versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.0 allows attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.

Published: 2020-11-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

controlled-merge

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.2.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:controlled-merge_project:controlled-merge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0958	Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'controlled-merge' versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.0 allows attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
Github GHSA	GHSA-5pg7-v24c-9rp9	Prototype pollution in controlled-merge

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03422.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hlfshell/controlled-merge/commit/5a4b2e9ffe5a0be7f8843d4ab038599d3ae5f9d4
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-28268

History

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Subscriptions

Controlled-merge Project Controlled-merge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mend

Published: 2020-11-15T22:45:03.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:58.133Z

Reserved: 2020-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28268

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-15T23:15:12.967

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:10:15.083

Link: CVE-2020-28268

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-1321
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

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