Properties-Reader before v2.2.0 vulnerable to prototype pollution

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2020-28471 · GHSA-jxvf-m3x5-mxwq · Published 25/07/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-28471 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting properties-reader (properties-reader project), properties-reader.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 73.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.2.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
properties-reader properties-reader_project	`< 2.2.0`	`2.2.0`
properties-reader npm	`< 2.2.0`	`2.2.0`

Properties-Reader prior to version 2.2.0 is vulnerable to prototype pollution. Version 2.2.0 contains a patch for this issue.

NVD description

This affects the package properties-reader before 2.2.0.

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