Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-7993
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the prototypejs package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 44.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Prototype 1.6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to forge ticket creation (on behalf of other user accounts) via a modified email ID field.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | prototypejs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7993 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | prototypejs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7993 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | prototypejs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7993 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | prototypejs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7993 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | prototypejs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7993 |