CVE-2021-23450 Prototype Pollution

High 7.5 Published Updated

Prototype pollution in the dojo library allows attackers to manipulate 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
Available

What is CVE-2021-23450?

CVE-2021-23450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

All versions of package dojo are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the setObject function.

Weakness: CWE-1321

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23450?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including dojo. It affects 5 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
dojo npmAll versions to 1.16.4None
dojo npmAll versions to 1.16.4None

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linuxfoundation Dojo, Oracle Communications Policy Management, Oracle Primavera Unifier, Oracle Weblogic Server.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23450?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-23450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23450, GHSA-m8gw-hjpr-rjv7, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23450.

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