Prototype pollution in confinit
Priority LOW 26CWE-1321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-915.
Summary
confinit through 0.3.0 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.The 'setDeepProperty' function could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of 'Object.prototype' using a '__proto__' payload.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01022 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed confinit: 0.4.0confinit (npm): 0.4.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | confinit | before 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | confinit (npm) | before 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-jgpq-g82g-6c39 |
- confinit Vendor— Affected before 0.4.0 Fixed in 0.4.0 Patch available CNA
- confinit (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.0 Fixed in 0.4.0 Patch available GHSA-jgpq-g82g-6c39
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:confinit_project:confinit:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.3.0 | Vulnerable | Confinit Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:confinit_project:confinit:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Confinit Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA confinit Fixed in 0.4.0
- Fix · GHSA-jgpq-g82g-6c39 confinit (npm) Fixed in 0.4.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgpq-g82g-6c39
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jgpq-g82g-6c39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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