CVE-2021-23417 Prototype Pollution

Medium 5.6 Published Updated

Prototype pollution in deepmergefn allows attackers to modify object prototypes, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-23417?

CVE-2021-23417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in deepmergefn, published on 28 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

All versions of package deepmergefn are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via deepMerge function.

Weakness: CWE-1321

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23417?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including deepmergefn. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
deepmergefn npmAll versions to 1.1.0None
deepmergefn npmAll versions to 1.1.0None

Products include Deepmergefn Project Deepmergefn.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23417?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-23417 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vj72-mwrj-m2xq.

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