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Full vulnerability report · 2020
CVE-2020-7598High confidence

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload

n/a · minimist

5.6MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2020-0395

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.

What

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.

Why

The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.

Why

The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-1321

CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution'). The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-1321Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0170Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ecord?id=CVE-2018-11698 Référence CVE CVE-2018-19797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19797 Référence CVE CVE-2018-19827 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19827 Référence CVE CVE-2018-19839 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19839 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20190 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20821 Référence CVE CVE-2018-25032 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25032 Référence CVE CVE-2019-6283 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6283 Référence CVE CVE-2019-6286 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6286 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7598 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27290 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27290 Référence CVE CVE-2021-35065 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35065 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44906 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44906 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-25881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-37434 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37434 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48554 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48554 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4904 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0362Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

la confidentialité des données, une élévation de privilèges, un déni de service à distance et une injection de code indirecte à distance (XSS). Solution Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Documentation Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6986505 du 05 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6986505 Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6987769 du 02 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987769 Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6988147 du 05 mai 2023 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6988147 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5237 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5237 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7598 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7789 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7789 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22569 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29469 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3516 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3516 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3518 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3518 Référence CVE CVE-2021-39036 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39036 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44906 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44906 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0185 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0286Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits IBM . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur, une exécution de code arbitraire à distance et un déni de service à distance.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0263Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Cognos

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans IBM Cognos . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un contournement de la politique de sécurité, un déni de service à distance et une exécution de code arbitraire à distance.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-928Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

cord?id=CVE-2019-9947 Référence CVE CVE-2020-11022 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11022 Référence CVE CVE-2020-11023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11023 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13936 Référence CVE CVE-2020-15523 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15523 Référence CVE CVE-2020-26116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26116 Référence CVE CVE-2020-27619 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27619 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28469 Référence CVE CVE-2020-4051 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4051 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7598 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7656 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7656 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7788 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7788 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8203 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8492 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9492 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22569 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22959 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-924Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM QRadar

id=CVE-2018-16487 Référence CVE CVE-2018-25031 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25031 Référence CVE CVE-2018-3721 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3721 Référence CVE CVE-2019-1010266 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010266 Référence CVE CVE-2019-10744 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10744 Référence CVE CVE-2019-11358 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11358 Référence CVE CVE-2020-11022 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11022 Référence CVE CVE-2020-11023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11023 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28469 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7598 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7788 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7788 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8203 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22959 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22960 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23337 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23346 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23346 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23566 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23566 Référence CVE CVE-2021-32803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-889Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Security QRadar Analyst Workflow

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans IBM Security QRadar Analyst Workflow. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un déni de service à distance et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-767Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

es/node/6614909 Référence CVE CVE-2017-1000048 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000048 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16137 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16137 Référence CVE CVE-2019-18874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18874 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13757 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13757 Référence CVE CVE-2020-14330 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14330 Référence CVE CVE-2020-15084 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15084 Référence CVE CVE-2020-25658 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25658 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28463 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28463 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7598 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7720 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7720 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20180 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20180 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22060 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22060 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23386 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23386 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28163 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28163 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28164 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28164 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28165 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28165 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28169 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
All versions prior to version 1.2.2
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 11 Mar 2020 · Last source change 4 Aug 2024, 09:33 UTC · CWE-1321 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-0395
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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