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GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2

Published Jan 8, 2022·Last modified Jan 7, 2022
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

forge.util.setPath had a potential prototype pollution issue if called with untrusted keys. This API was not used by forge itself.

Patches

The forge.util.setPath API and related functions were removed in 0.10.0.

Workarounds

Don't call forge.util.setPath directly or indirectly with untrusted keys.

References

  • https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEFORGE-598677
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7720

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Open an issue in forge.
  • Email us at support@digitalbazaar.com.
Risk Scores
Base Score
0.0

Measures severity based on intrinsic characteristics of the vulnerability, independent of environment.

Threat Intelligence
0.0

No exploitation activity has been observed at this time. Continue routine monitoring.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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