Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2020 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2020-7788Prototype Pollution
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in ini. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.7% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.7%top 10.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2904+f21ad6f4 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.3-1.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2021:0551 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.3-1.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2021:0549 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2904+f21ad6f4 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.19-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| 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+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2021:0549 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e | ALSA-2021:0549 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e | ALSA-2021:0548 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2021:0549 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.4.0+2522+3bd42762 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2021:0551 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.4.0+2522+3bd42762 | ALSA-2021:0551 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.1.2-1.16.13.1.3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.1.2-1.16.13.1.3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:8.11.0-1.16.16.0.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| Debian:12 | node-ini | 2.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Debian:13 | node-ini | 2.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Debian:14 | node-ini | 2.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.13.1-3.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.3-1.module+el8.6.0+982+9fdca2d4 | RLSA-2021:0549 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.3-1.module+el8.3.0+100+234774f7 | RLSA-2021:0549 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+638+5344c6f7 | RLSA-2021:0549 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2021:0548 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.3-1.module+el8.6.0+982+9fdca2d4 | RLSA-2021:0551 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.3-1.module+el8.3.0+100+234774f7 | RLSA-2021:0551 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+638+5344c6f7 | RLSA-2021:0551 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.19-1.el9_0 | RLSA-2022:6595 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.5.0+702+221f14e6 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| 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-2021:0549 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2021:0551 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.3.0+100+234774f7 | RLSA-2021:0551 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c | RLSA-2021:0551 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.3.0+100+234774f7 | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-ini | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | node-ini | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | node-ini | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | node-ini | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7788 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | node-ini | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7788 |
| npm | ini | 1.3.6 | GHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INI-1048974 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/npm/ini/commit/56d2805e07ccd94e2ba0984ac9240ff02d44b6f1 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201221 [SECURITY] [DLA 2503-1] node-ini security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST