CVE-2020-28458
Prototype Pollution
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2020 at 10:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDatatables.net
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.10.23
Affected range stops below 1.10.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/commit/a51cbe99fd3d02aa5582f97d4af1615d11a1ea03Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/blob/master/js/jquery.dataTables.js%23L2766ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806CVSS
7.3HIGHsnyk
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1321
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