# CVE-2020-7699: Prototype Pollution

- Also known as: GHSA-9WCG-JRWF-8GG7, SNYK-JS-EXPRESSFILEUPLOAD-595969
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.1.8, 1.1.9
- Published: 2020-07-30 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a express-fileupload: fixed in 1.1.8
- express-fileupload (npm): fixed in 1.1.9

## Description

This affects the package express-fileupload before 1.1.8. If the parseNested option is enabled, sending a corrupt HTTP request can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Express, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.8, 1.1.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXPRESSFILEUPLOAD-595969
- https://github.com/richardgirges/express-fileupload/issues/236
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0003/
- https://github.com/zodiac12-pub/CVE-2020-7699_reproduce

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