CVE-2020-7616
Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in express-mock-middleware
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object.prototype. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by express-mock-middleware. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object.prototype. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by express-mock-middleware. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
- Record
CVE-2020-7616- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object.prototype. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by express-mock-middleware. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
- Record
CVE-2020-7616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2587 No score
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object.prototype. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by express-mock-middleware. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2587- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v39h-qm32-8gwq
Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in express-mock-middleware
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object.prototype. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by express-mock-middleware. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
- Record
GHSA-v39h-qm32-8gwq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-915, CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v39h-qm32-8gwq
Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in express-mock-middleware
express-mock-middleware through 0.0.6 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Exported functions by the package can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object.prototype. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires creation of a new directory where an attack code can be placed which will then be exported by express-mock-middleware. As such, this is considered to be a low risk.
- Record
GHSA-v39h-qm32-8gwq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321, CWE-915
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
express-mock-middlewarenpm |
through 0.0.6 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7616 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Express-mock-middleware Project Express-mock-middleware, published April 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.