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Status published
High
CVE-2021-23440
Prototype Pollution
Vulnerability Description
This affects the package set-value before <2.0.1, >=3.0.0 <4.0.1. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2019-10747 when the user-provided keys used in the path parameter are arrays.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Alessio Della Libre
- ready-research
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SETVALUE-1540541
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1584212
- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/commit/7cf8073bb06bf0c15e08475f9f952823b4576452
- https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/2eae1159-01de-4f82-a177-7478a408c4a2/
- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/pull/33
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
set-value
Vulnerable Versions:
<2.0.1, >=3.0.0 <4.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 12th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.