CVE-2020-7788

HIGHNVD 7.37.3
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

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).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: nvd
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 4%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(low)
EPSS
88.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 11, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-7788(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(12)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatnodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.19-1.el9_02022-09-20redhat
redhatnodejs:14-8050020211213115342.c53685002022-02-01redhat
redhatnodejs:14-8040020211213111158.522a0ee42022-01-25redhat
redhatnodejs:16-8050020211206113934.c53685002021-12-16redhat
redhatrh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el72021-08-26redhat
redhatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el72021-08-26redhat
redhatnodejs:10-8030020210118191659.229f0a1c2021-02-16redhat
redhatnodejs:12-8030020210129141730.229f0a1c2021-02-16redhat
redhatnodejs:14-8030020210126165503.229f0a1c2021-02-16redhat
redhatrh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el72021-02-15redhat
redhatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-1.el72021-02-11redhat
redhatrh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.15.4-2.el72021-02-04redhat

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)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ini—1.3.6—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(8)

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-7788?
CVE-2020-7788 is a high vulnerability published on December 11, 2020. This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.
When was CVE-2020-7788 disclosed?
CVE-2020-7788 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 11, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-7788 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-7788 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 88.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7788?
CVE-2020-7788 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2020-7788?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7788, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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