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TI-2020-06304 Aliases CVE-2020-7788GHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37

Prototype pollution in ini

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-1321Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03655 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ini: 1.3.6ini (npm): 1.3.6Red Hat: 12 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—inibefore 1.3.61.3.6Patch availableCNA
—ini (npm)before 1.3.61.3.6Patch availableGHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37
  • ini Vendor— Affected before 1.3.6 Fixed in 1.3.6 Patch available CNA
  • ini (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.6 Fixed in 1.3.6 Patch available GHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ini_project:ini:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 1.3.6VulnerableIni Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:ini_project:ini:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·Ini Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ini Fixed in 1.3.6
  • Fix · GHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37 ini (npm) Fixed in 1.3.6 Advisory →

Red Hat 12 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:6595 Released 2022-09-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs and nodejs-nodemon security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:16.16.0-1.el9_0, nodejs-docs-1:16.16.0-1.el9_0, nodejs-full-i18n-1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 +3
  • RHSA-2022:0350 Released 2022-02-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:14 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd.aarch64::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd.ppc64le::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd.s390x::nodejs:14 +19
  • RHSA-2022:0246 Released 2022-01-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:14 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) nodejs-1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.4.0+13643+6c0ebf22.aarch64::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.4.0+13643+6c0ebf22.ppc64le::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.4.0+13643+6c0ebf22.s390x::nodejs:14 +19
Show 9 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:5171 Released 2021-12-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:16.13.1-3.module+el8.5.0+13548+45d748af.aarch64::nodejs:16, nodejs-1:16.13.1-3.module+el8.5.0+13548+45d748af.ppc64le::nodejs:16, nodejs-1:16.13.1-3.module+el8.5.0+13548+45d748af.s390x::nodejs:16 +19
  • RHSA-2021:3280 Released 2021-08-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-nodejs14-nodejs and rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.17.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.17.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.17.5-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.17.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.17.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.17.5-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.17.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.17.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.17.5-1.el7 +2
  • RHSA-2021:3281 Released 2021-08-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-nodejs12-nodejs and rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.22.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.22.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.22.5-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.22.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.22.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.22.5-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.22.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.22.5-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.22.5-1.el7 +2
  • 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
  • RHSA-2021:0549 Released 2021-02-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:12.20.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9503+19cb079c.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.20.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9503+19cb079c.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.20.1-1.module+el8.3.0+9503+19cb079c.s390x::nodejs:12 +19
  • 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-2021:0485 Released 2021-02-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs12-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.20.1-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.20.1-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.20.1-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.20.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.20.1-1.el7 +2
  • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:0548, RHSA-2021:0549, RHSA-2021:0551, RHSA-2021:5171, RHSA-2022:0350
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:6595
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2022:0246
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0485, RHSA-2021:0521, RHSA-2021:3280, RHSA-2021:3281
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0485, RHSA-2021:0521
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0485, RHSA-2021:0521, RHSA-2021:3280, RHSA-2021:3281
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0421, RHSA-2021:0485, RHSA-2021:0521, RHSA-2021:3280, RHSA-2021:3281
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Quay 3
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7788
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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