CVE-2021-23397 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

All versions of package @ianwalter/merge are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the main (merge) function. Maintainer suggests using @generates/merger instead.

Published: 2022-07-25

Score: 5.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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@ianwalter/merge

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:merge_project:merge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6222	All versions of package @ianwalter/merge are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the main (merge) function. Maintainer suggests using @generates/merger instead.
Github GHSA	GHSA-42m6-g935-5vmq	@ianwalter/merge Prototype Pollution via `merge` function

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00781.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-IANWALTERMERGE-1311022

History

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Subscriptions

Merge Project Merge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2022-07-25T14:07:41.094Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:10:52.652Z

Reserved: 2021-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23397

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-25T14:15:10.210

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:38:41.270

Link: CVE-2021-23397

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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