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TI-2020-06291 Aliases CVE-2020-7774GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh

Prototype pollution in y18n

Priority HIGH 79CWE-1321Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-915.

Summary

The package y18n before 3.2.2, 4.0.1 and 5.0.5, is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.69589 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial y18n: 5.0.5y18n (npm): 3.2.2, 4.0.1, 5.0.5Red Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 7 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—y18nbefore 5.0.55.0.5Patch availableCNA
—y18n (npm)before 3.2.23.2.2Patch availableGHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh
—y18n (npm)4.0.0 to before 4.0.14.0.1Patch availableGHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh
—y18n (npm)5.0.0 to before 5.0.55.0.5Patch availableGHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh
  • y18n Vendor— Affected before 5.0.5 Fixed in 5.0.5 Patch available CNA
  • y18n (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh
  • y18n (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.1 Fixed in 4.0.1 Patch available GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh
  • y18n (npm) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5 Fixed in 5.0.5 Patch available GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:y18n_project:y18n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 3.2.2; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5VulnerableY18n Project
cpe:2.3:a:y18n_project:y18n:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*4.0.0VulnerableY18n Project
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*19.3.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*20.3.1.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.0.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*21.0.0.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.1.1VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:y18n_project:y18n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.2.2; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Y18n Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:y18n_project:y18n:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Y18n Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.3.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 20.3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.0.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA y18n Fixed in 5.0.5
  • Fix · GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh y18n (npm) Fixed in 3.2.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh y18n (npm) Fixed in 4.0.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh y18n (npm) Fixed in 5.0.5 Advisory →

Red Hat 8 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:2438 Released 2021-07-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.2 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel8, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, openshift4/network-tools-rhel8 +47
  • RHSA-2021:2041 Released 2021-05-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7 on RHEL-8 ocs4/mcg-core-rhel8, ocs4/mcg-rhel8-operator, ocs4/rook-ceph-rhel8-operator
  • RHSA-2021:0551 Released 2021-02-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:14 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:14.15.4-2.module+el8.3.0+9635+ffdf8381.aarch64::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.15.4-2.module+el8.3.0+9635+ffdf8381.ppc64le::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.15.4-2.module+el8.3.0+9635+ffdf8381.s390x::nodejs:14 +19
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:0548 Released 2021-02-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:10 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:10.23.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9502+012d8a97.aarch64::nodejs:10, nodejs-1:10.23.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9502+012d8a97.ppc64le::nodejs:10, nodejs-1:10.23.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9502+012d8a97.s390x::nodejs:10 +19
  • RHSA-2021:0521 Released 2021-02-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs10-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-docs-10.23.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-docs-10.23.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-docs-10.23.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.23.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-docs-10.23.1-2.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2021:0421 Released 2021-02-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs14-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.15.4-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.15.4-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.15.4-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.15.4-2.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.15.4-2.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2020:5499 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:12 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:12.19.1-1.module+el8.3.0+8851+b7b41ca0.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.19.1-1.module+el8.3.0+8851+b7b41ca0.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.19.1-1.module+el8.3.0+8851+b7b41ca0.s390x::nodejs:12 +19
  • RHSA-2020:5305 Released 2020-12-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs12-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.19.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.19.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.19.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.19.1-2.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.19.1-2.el7 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
OpenShift Service Mesh 1AffectedNo fix yet
OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:5499, RHSA-2021:0548, RHSA-2021:0551
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7Fixed RHSA-2020:5633
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8Fixed RHSA-2021:2438
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7 on RHEL-8Fixed RHSA-2021:2041
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5305, RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0521
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2020:5305, RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0521
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5305, RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0521
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:5305, RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0521
Not affected: 6 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7 on RHEL-8
  • Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7774
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4w7-xm78-47vh

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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