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CVE-2021-20083 (GCVE-0-2021-20083)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-23 18:47 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
VLAI Previdian
Summary
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-plugin-query-object 2.2.3 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Prototype Pollution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a jquery-plugin-query-object Affected: 2.2.3
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9780253a-a361-4729-a426-c779ed0a7104

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-20083

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-11 08:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-11
Asserted: 2022-03-11
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-plugin-query-object 2.2.3 allows a malicious... | Affected: jQuery / jquery-plugin-query-object | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.02845 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-plugin-query-object 2.2.3 allows a malicious...
Vendor jQuery
Product jquery-plugin-query-object
Added Date 2022-03-11T08:00:34.000Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score 0.02845
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.85462
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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