7.3
HIGH
CVE-2020-28458
Datatables.net Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
Description

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2020, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-28458 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28458 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Datatables datatables.net

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.

Python

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 19, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

My personal repository

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 6, 2023, 4:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 79 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-28458 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28458 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/commit/a51cbe99fd3d02aa5582f97d4af1615d11a1ea03
    Added Reference https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/blob/master/js/jquery.dataTables.js%23L2766
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1051961
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1051962
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1016402
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Snyk https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-915
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1321
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:datatables:datatables.net:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.10.22 OR *cpe:2.3:a:datatables:datatables.net:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.10.23
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-915
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/commit/a51cbe99fd3d02aa5582f97d4af1615d11a1ea03 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/commit/a51cbe99fd3d02aa5582f97d4af1615d11a1ea03 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/blob/master/js/jquery.dataTables.js%23L2766 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/blob/master/js/jquery.dataTables.js%23L2766 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1051961 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1051961 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1051962 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1051962 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1016402 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1016402 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:datatables:datatables.net:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.10.22
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-28458 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.93 }} -20.43%

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0.74034

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