CVE-2021-23624

Prototype Pollution

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Published Nov 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.6 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

This affects the package dotty before 0.1.2. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2021-25912 when the user-provided keys used in the path parameter are arrays.

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

dotty

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 0.1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotty_project:dotty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-2306	This affects the package dotty before 0.1.2. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2021-25912 when the user-provided keys used in the path parameter are arrays.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6g47-63mv-qpgh	Prototype Pollution in dotty

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

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

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.283% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/deoxxa/dotty/commit/88f61860dcc274a07a263c32cbe9d44c24ef02d7
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOTTY-1577292

History

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Subscriptions

Dotty Project Dotty

Weaknesses

CWE-843

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:20 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Nov 3, 2021, 5:20 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:20 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: Nov 3, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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