SCA: security update for controlled-merge (GHSA-5pg7-v24c-9rp9)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 410951

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'controlled-merge' versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.0 allows attacker to
cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution. (CVE-2020-28268)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pg7-v24c-9rp9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 410951

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 8/7/2025

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28268

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28268