Vulnerability · Published Nov 26, 2020 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2020-7778Prototype Pollution
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in systeminformation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 15.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects the package systeminformation before 4.30.2. The attacker can overwrite the properties and functions of an object, which can lead to executing OS commands.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | node-systeminformation | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7778 |
| npm | systeminformation | 4.30.2 | GHSA-8j36-q8x7-pm6q |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | systeminformation | unspecified – before 4.30.2 |
References
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/blob/master/lib/internet.js x_refsource_MISC
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SYSTEMINFORMATION-1043753 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gist.github.com/EffectRenan/b434438938eed0b21b376cedf5c81e80 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/73dce8d717ca9c3b7b0d0688254b8213b957f0fa%23diff-970ae648187190f86bafc8f193b7538200eba164fad0674428b6487582c089cc x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/11103a447ab9550c25f1fbec7e6d903720b3fea8%23diff-970ae648187190f86bafc8f193b7538200eba164fad0674428b6487582c089cc x_refsource_MISC