CVE-2020-7679 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In all versions of package casperjs, the mergeObjects utility function is susceptible to Prototype Pollution.

Published: 2020-06-19

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 2.0% 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

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casperjs

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:casperjs:casperjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-1207	In all versions of package casperjs, the mergeObjects utility function is susceptible to Prototype Pollution.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vrr3-5r3v-7xfw	Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in casperjs

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

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

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01956.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/casperjs/casperjs/blob/master/modules/utils.js%23L680
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-572804
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CASPERJS-572803

History

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Subscriptions

Casperjs Casperjs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2020-06-19T10:40:12.622Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:51:13.919Z

Reserved: 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7679

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-19T11:15:10.620

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:15.103

Link: CVE-2020-7679

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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