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

Published 2021-10-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Config-Handler Project — versions 1.0.0
Config-Handler — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONFIGHANDLER-1564947 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
github.com/jarradseers/config-handler/issues/1 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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.