Prototype Pollution in Adaltas Mixme

CVE-2021-28860

In Node.js mixme, prior to v0.5.1, an attacker can add or alter properties of an object via '__proto__' through the mutate() and merge() functions. The polluted attribute will be directly assigned to every object in the program. This will put the availability of the program at risk causing a potential denial of service (DoS).

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28860?
CVE-2021-28860 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adaltas Mixme, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-28860?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.