CVE-2021-23396 is a critical Prototype Pollution vulnerability affecting all versions of the lutils package, specifically through its main (merge) function. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lutils_project:lutils:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.