CVE-2021-23561 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

All versions of package comb are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the deepMerge() function.

Published: 2021-12-10

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

comb

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:c2fo:comb:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-2598	All versions of package comb are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the deepMerge() function.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vxr4-rxw7-g7v6	Prototype Pollution in comb

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01171.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COMB-1730083

History

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Subscriptions

C2fo Comb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-12-10T20:05:10.380Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:51:09.796Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-23561

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-10T20:15:08.303

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:38:49.580

Link: CVE-2021-23561

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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