Prototype Pollution in Fastify Fastify-Multipart

CVE-2021-23597

This affects the package fastify-multipart before 5.3.1. By providing a name=constructor property it is still possible to crash the application. **Note:** This is a bypass of CVE-2020-8136 (https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FASTIFYMULTIPART-1290382).

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.020 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23597?
CVE-2021-23597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fastify Fastify-Multipart, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-23597?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-23597 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.