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TI-2020-17258 Aliases CVE-2020-28441GHSA-m6mg-jvjf-w44x

Prototype pollution in conf-cfg-ini

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-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
Fixed

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

Summary

This affects the package conf-cfg-ini before 1.2.2. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with decode, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01222 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed conf-cfg-ini: 1.2.2conf-cfg-ini (npm): 1.2.2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—conf-cfg-inibefore 1.2.21.2.2Patch availableCNA
—conf-cfg-ini (npm)before 1.2.21.2.2Patch availableGHSA-m6mg-jvjf-w44x
  • conf-cfg-ini Vendor— Affected before 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.2 Patch available CNA
  • conf-cfg-ini (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.2 Patch available GHSA-m6mg-jvjf-w44x

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:conf-cfg-ini_project:conf-cfg-ini:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 1.2.2VulnerableConf-cfg-ini Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:conf-cfg-ini_project:conf-cfg-ini:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Conf-cfg-ini Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA conf-cfg-ini Fixed in 1.2.2
  • Fix · GHSA-m6mg-jvjf-w44x conf-cfg-ini (npm) Fixed in 1.2.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28441
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6mg-jvjf-w44x

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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