Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2020 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2020-7608
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in yargs-parser. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
yargs-parser could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "__proto__" payload.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2020:5499 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e | ALSA-2020:5499 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2020:5499 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e | ALSA-2020:5499 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2020:5499 |
| Debian:12 | node-yargs-parser | 18.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7608 |
| Debian:13 | node-yargs-parser | 18.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7608 |
| Debian:14 | node-yargs-parser | 18.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7608 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2021:0548 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2020:5499 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:17-3.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2021:0548 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:17-3.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2020:5499 |
| npm | yargs-parser | 5.0.1 | GHSA-p9pc-299p-vxgp |
| npm | yargs-parser | 15.0.1 | GHSA-p9pc-299p-vxgp |
| npm | yargs-parser | 13.1.2 | GHSA-p9pc-299p-vxgp |
| npm | yargs-parser | 18.1.1 | GHSA-p9pc-299p-vxgp |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | yargs-parser | All versions prior to version 18.1.1 and patches at 13.1.2 and 15.0.1 |
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-YARGSPARSER-560381 x_refsource_MISC