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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in org.webjars.npm:set-value

CVE-2021-23440

  • org.webjars.npm:set-value
  • set-value
High
9.8/10

Summary

A Type-Confusion vulnerability in set-value package can lead to a bypass of CVE-2019-10747 when the user-provided keys are used in the `path` parameter arrays. This issue affctes set-value versions prior to 2.0.1, 3.x prior to 3.0.3 and in 4.0.0.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published