Prototype pollution in paypal-adaptive
Priority LOW 26CWE-1321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
paypal-adaptive through 0.4.2 manipulation of JavaScript objects resulting in Prototype Pollution. The PayPal function could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a __proto__ payload.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0101 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | paypal-adaptive | All versions including 0.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | paypal-adaptive (npm) | up to 0.4.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v3r2-3fp4-rp46 |
- paypal-adaptive Vendor— Affected All versions including 0.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- paypal-adaptive (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v3r2-3fp4-rp46
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7643
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3r2-3fp4-rp46
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7643 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7643 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3r2-3fp4-rp46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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