# CVE-2020-28480: Prototype Pollution

- Also known as: GHSA-QWP9-52H8-XGG8
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.0
- Published: 2021-01-19 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a jointjs: fixed in 3.3.0
- jointjs (npm): fixed in 3.3.0

## Description

The package jointjs before 3.3.0 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via util.setByPath (https://resources.jointjs.com/docs/jointjs/v3.2/joint.htmlutil.setByPath). The path used the access the object's key and set the value is not properly sanitized, leading to a Prototype Pollution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a jointjs, jointjs, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JOINTJS-1024444
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1062036
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1062037
- https://github.com/clientIO/joint/blob/master/src/util/util.mjs%23L150
- https://github.com/clientIO/joint/pull/1406

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