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Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

CVE-2021-23760

High
9.8/10

Summary

The package keyget from 2.3.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the methods set, push, and at which could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution. **Note:** This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix to [CVE-2020-28272].

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

CWE-1321 - Prototype Pollution

Prototype pollution is one of the lesser-known vulnerabilities. It allows attackers to abuse the rules of JavaScript by injecting properties into the general object “Object” in JS. Modifying the prototype of “Object” affects the behavior of all objects in the entire app, potentially resulting in denial of service, arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting, etc.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published