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Prototype Pollution in json-pointer

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 8, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

npm json-pointer (npm)

Affected versions

<= 0.6.1

Patched versions

0.6.2

Description

This affects versions of package json-pointer up to and including 0.6.1. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2020-7709 when the pointer components are arrays.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 3, 2021
Reviewed Nov 4, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 8, 2021
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.6
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-23820

GHSA ID

GHSA-v5vg-g7rq-363w

Source code

Credits

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