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GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2

Prototype Pollution in node-forge util.setPath API

Quick fix

GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2 — node-forge: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install node-forge@0.10.0

Details

### Impact `forge.util.setPath` had a potential prototype pollution issue if called with untrusted keys. This API was not used by forge itself.

### Patches The `forge.util.setPath` API and related functions were removed in 0.10.0.

### Workarounds Don't call `forge.util.setPath` directly or indirectly with untrusted keys.

### References - https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEFORGE-598677 - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7720

### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [forge](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge). * Email us at support@digitalbazaar.com.

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Affected packages

npm/node-forge
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.10.0
Fixnpm install node-forge@0.10.0

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