# CVE-2020-28495: Prototype Pollution

- Also known as: GHSA-6CF8-QHQJ-VJQM, SNYK-JS-TOTALJS-1046671
- 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/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.7
- Published: 2021-02-02 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a total.js: fixed in 3.4.7
- total.js (npm): fixed in 3.4.7

## Description

This affects the package total.js before 3.4.7. The set function can be used to set a value into the object according to the path. However the keys of the path being set are not properly sanitized, leading to a prototype pollution vulnerability. The impact depends on the application. In some cases it is possible to achieve Denial of service (DoS), Remote Code Execution or Property Injection.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a total.js, total.js, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-TOTALJS-1046671
- https://docs.totaljs.com/latest/en.html%23api~FrameworkUtils~U.set
- https://github.com/totaljs/framework/blob/master/utils.js%23L6606
- https://github.com/totaljs/framework/blob/master/utils.js%23L6617
- https://github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/b3f901561d66ab799a4a99279893b94cad7ae4ff

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