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CVE-2021-23497 (GCVE-0-2021-23497)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-04 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:00
VLAI
Title
Prototype Pollution
Summary
This affects the package @strikeentco/set before 1.0.2. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution. **Note:** This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix in https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-STRIKEENTCOSET-1038821
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P
CWE
  • Prototype Pollution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a @strikeentco/set Affected: unspecified , < 1.0.2 (custom)
Date Public
2022-02-04 00:00
Credits
P.Adithya Srinivas Masudul Hasan Masud Bhuiyan Cristian-Alexandru Staicu
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