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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-7777 affects the npm package jsen. If an attacker can control a schema file processed by the application, that schema can cause JavaScript code to run on the victim system. Business risk depends on whether jsen is present and whether schemas can come from untrusted users or external sources.
Executive priority
Prioritize review for systems that ingest customer-supplied configuration, validation schemas, or tenant-managed data models. Treat internet-facing or multi-tenant uses as urgent. Lower priority may be appropriate where jsen is absent or schemas are fully controlled and static.
Technical view
The issue is arbitrary code execution in jsen. The source bundle says schema data, particularly the required field, is not properly sanitized before generated JavaScript is passed to Function.apply(). The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.2 high, with high privileges required and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Node.js applications that depend on jsen and process attacker-controlled or untrusted schema files. Applications using only trusted, static schemas have materially lower practical exposure, but should still review dependency presence and schema provenance.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires control over schema input, not just network reachability. The reported exploitability is plausible where privileged services validate externally supplied schemas.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is source-bundle derived: arbitrary code execution in jsen through unsanitized schema required fields and Function.apply(). The bundle does not provide CWE mapping, a fixed version, proof of active exploitation, or detailed affected-version granularity beyond the package-level statement.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications and lockfiles for the jsen package.
- Do not process untrusted schema files with jsen.
- Restrict schema creation and modification to trusted administrators.
- Check Snyk and project guidance; no fixed version is named in the bundle.
- If no maintained fix exists, plan migration away from jsen.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether jsen appears in package manifests, lockfiles, or SBOMs.
- Map all code paths that load or accept schema files.
- Verify schemas cannot be supplied by users, tenants, APIs, or external storage.
- Review production configuration for writable schema locations.
- Track advisory status for any vendor-recommended remediation.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSEN-1014670CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/bugventure/jsen/blob/master/lib/jsen.js%23L875CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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