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CVE-2020-36623: Pengu index.js runApp cross-site request forgery

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

A vulnerability was found in Pengu. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function runApp of the file src/index.js. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be launched remotely. The name of the patch is aea66f12b8cdfc3c8c50ad6a9c89d8307e9d0a91. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216475.

Affected products

• Pengu: before 2020-11-02 — fixed in 2020-11-02

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pengu 2020-11-02. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/jtojnar/pengu/commit/aea66f12b8cdfc3c8c50ad6a9c89d8307e9d0a91
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216475
• https://github.com/jtojnar/pengu/commit/aea66f12b8cdfc3c8c50ad6a9c89d8307e9d0a91
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216475

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