Critical

Prototype Pollution in ini-parser

  • Disclosed: 10.06.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of ini-parser are vulnerable to prototype pollution. The parse function does not restrict the modification of an Object's prototype, which may allow an attacker to add or modify an existing property that will exist on all objects.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package ini-parser <= 0.0.2 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-915
Platform
npm
Package
ini-parser
Disclosed
10.06.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-96r7-mrqf-jhcc - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ini-parser

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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