CVE-2021-23448

Prototype Pollution

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Published Oct 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

All versions of package config-handler are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when loading config files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

config-handler

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:config-handler_project:config-handler:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-2141	All versions of package config-handler are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when loading config files.
Github GHSA	GHSA-2w3f-9w3q-qw77	Prototype Pollution in config-handler

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.193% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/jarradseers/config-handler/issues/1
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONFIGHANDLER-1564947

History

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Subscriptions

Config-handler Project Config-handler

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Oct 11, 2021, 8:15 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:27 PM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 11, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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