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high 8.8

CVE-2020-8141 json

Improper Control of Generation of Code in doT

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-297x-8xj4-vcxv , EUVD-2022-1949

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The dot package v1.1.2 uses Function() to compile templates. This can be exploited by the attacker if they can control the given template or if they can control the value set on Object.prototype.

Patch / fix

  • npm dot 1.1.3
  • node-dot Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.3+ds-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8141

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Exploit prediction

2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/390929 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm dot
<1.1.3
1.1.3

Affected products

  • n/a dot

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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