CVE-2020-7598: minimist before 1.2.2 (exclusive), All versions prior to version 1.2.2; +1 more affected products

Affected technology

minimist · before 1.2.2 (exclusive)
substack

leap · 15.1
opensuse

minimist · All versions prior to version 1.2.2
Vendor not specified by the source

Description’s affected range: before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.6/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as low. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.