paypal-adaptive through 0.4.2 manipulation of JavaScript objects resulting in Prototype Pollution
Published Apr 23, 2020
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.01%
Description
paypal-adaptive through 0.4.2 manipulation of JavaScript objects resulting in Prototype Pollution. The PayPal function could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a __proto__ payload.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Paypal-Adaptive Defaultn/a
- Version All versions including 0.4.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Paypal-Adaptive | n/a |
|
- ≤ 0.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
paypal-adaptive
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed not fixed
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | paypal-adaptive | 0 | not fixed |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
1 other source (GHSA) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01010) | 61.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01010) | 61.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 47.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 47.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://github.com/Ideame/paypal-adaptive-sdk-nodejs/blob/master/lib/paypal-adaptive.js#L31 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3r2-3fp4-rp46 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7643
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PAYPALADAPTIVE-565089 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/Ideame/paypal-adaptive-sdk-nodejs/blob/master/lib/paypal-adaptive.js#L31 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3r2-3fp4-rp46 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7643 | ||
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PAYPALADAPTIVE-565089 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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