CVE-2020-8116

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.3

CVSS v3

Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in dot-prop npm package versions before 4.2.1 and versions 5.x before 5.1.1 allows an attacker to add arbitrary properties to JavaScript language constructs such as objects.

CWE-471 CWE-1321

How to fix

Remediation Available

node-dot-propDebian

Fixed in:5.2.0-1CVE-2020-8116

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

3.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

hackerone.com

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Other references1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-471 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-21824	High	8.2	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3728	High	8.8	4.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8147	Critical	9.8	3.1%	-	-
CVE-2018-3721	Medium	6.5	2.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3719	High	8.8	2.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8158	Critical	9.8	2.1%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-8116?

Upgrade node-dot-prop on debian 11 to 5.2.0-1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-8116 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8116 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-8116?

CVE-2020-8116 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-8116 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for node-dot-prop (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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