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CVE-2020-7709: Prototype Pollution

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-1321

Description

This affects the package json-pointer before 0.6.1. Multiple reference of object using slash is supported.

Affected products

• json-pointer: before 0.6.1 — fixed in 0.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: json-pointer 0.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/manuelstofer/json-pointer/pull/34/files
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-598862
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSONPOINTER-596925
• https://github.com/manuelstofer/json-pointer/pull/34/files
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-598862
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSONPOINTER-596925

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