CVE-2020-7719 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-1321 vulnerability in locutus. 2 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for locutus — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Prototype Pollution in locutus
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
locutusnpmDescription
All versions of package locutus prior to version 2.0.12 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the php.strings.parse_str function.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | locutus | all versions | 2.0.12npm install locutus@2.0.12 |
Affected Products
locutuslocutusResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for locutus, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update locutus to 2.0.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-7719 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-7719 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.