What is CVE-2021-23448?

CVE-2021-23448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Config-Handler Project, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-23448?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Prototype Pollution in Config-Handler Project

CVE-2021-23448

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

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.012 (63.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Config-handler_project Config-handler — versions 1.0.0
N/a Config-handler — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1321 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution)

References

report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23448?: CVE-2021-23448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Config-Handler Project, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-23448?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.