CVE-2021-3666

Prototype Pollution in fiznool/body-parser-xml

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Published Sep 13, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

body-parser-xml is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

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

fiznool

fiznool/body-parser-xml

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 2.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xml_body_parser_project:xml_body_parser:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1949	body-parser-xml is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Github GHSA	GHSA-2ghc-6v89-pw9j	body-parser-xml vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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% (1.299% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/fiznool/body-parser-xml/commit/d46ca622560f7c9a033cd9321c61e92558150d63
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1-other-fiznool/body-parser-xml

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Xml Body Parser Project Xml Body Parser

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Sep 13, 2021, 5:56 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM
Reserved: Jul 26, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM

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