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SCA: security update for json8-merge-patch (GHSA-8v9x-9xqg-r8mr)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412860

Description

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

 - Prototype pollution vulnerability in json8-merge-patch npm package < 1.0.3 may allow attackers to inject
 or modify methods and properties of the global object constructor. (CVE-2020-8268)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v9x-9xqg-r8mr

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 412860

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 1/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

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:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8268

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:H/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8268