CVE-2021-23434 is a type confusion vulnerability in the object-path package prior to version 0.11.6, affecting products like Debian Linux. This flaw allows for a bypass of a previous vulnerability (CVE-2020-15256) when array-based path components are used, as the strict equality operator fails to correctly identify the "__proto__" string. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH), it presents a network-exploitable, low-complexity attack that can lead to low confidentiality and integrity impacts, but a high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:object-path_project:object-path:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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