Vulnerability in Mpath Project

CVE-2021-23438

This affects the package mpath before 0.8.4. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2018-16490. In particular, the condition ignoreProperties.indexOf(parts[i]) !== -1 returns -1 if parts[i] is ['__proto__']. This is because the method that has been called if the input is an array is Array.prototype.indexOf() and not String.prototype.indexOf(). They behave differently depending on the type of the input.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23438?
CVE-2021-23438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mpath Project, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-23438?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-23438 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.