The package y18n before 3.2.2, 4.0.1 and 5.0.5, is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.
CVE-2020-7774
This high-severity CVE scores 7.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 69%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(low)
- EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 17, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- report@snykhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- report@snykhttps://github.com/yargs/y18n/issues/96
- report@snykhttps://github.com/yargs/y18n/pull/108
- report@snykhttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1038306
- report@snykhttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-Y18N-1021887
- report@snykhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yargs/y18n/issues/96
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yargs/y18n/pull/108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1038306
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-Y18N-1021887
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-7774(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2021:2438Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.2 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2021:2041Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2021:0548Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:10 security update
- RHSA-2021:0521Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs10-nodejs security update
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift4/ose-thanos-rhel8:v4.8.0-202106291913.p0.git.c358e96.assembly.stream | 2021-07-27 | redhat |
| redhat | ocs4/mcg-core-rhel8:5.7.0-60.2c1fdb0.5.7 | 2021-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift4/ose-grafana:v4.7.0-202102130115.p0 | 2021-02-24 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:14-8030020210126165503.229f0a1c | 2021-02-16 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:10-8030020210118191659.229f0a1c | 2021-02-16 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7 | 2021-02-15 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.15.4-2.el7 | 2021-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8030020201124152102.229f0a1c | 2020-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.19.1-2.el7 | 2020-12-01 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| y18n | — | 5.0.5 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5305MODERATE2020-10-25
RHSA-2020:5305 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5499MODERATE2020-10-25
RHSA-2020:5499 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5633MODERATE2020-10-25
RHSA-2020:5633 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0421MODERATE2020-10-25
RHSA-2021:0421 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0551MODERATE2020-10-25
RHSA-2021:0551 — Moderate
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