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GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2

Prototype Pollution in node-forge util.setPath API

Published
Jan 8, 2022
Updated
Jan 7, 2022
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.

node-forgenpm
36.3Mdownloads / week

Description

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

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmnode-forgeall versions0.10.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for node-forge. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update node-forge to 0.10.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### 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/digitalb
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O3 detects GHSA-wxgw-qj99-44c2 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.