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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CVE-2021-23509

High
9.8/10

Summary

This affects the package json-ptr versions prior to 2.2.1-packaging-rollup.7af30ca. A Type Confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2020-7766 when the user-provided keys used in the pointer parameter are arrays.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

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  • Published