CVE-2021-23442 is a critical prototype pollution vulnerability (CWE-1321) affecting all versions of the @cookiex/deep package, allowing an attacker to manipulate the global proto object. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its critical severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cookiex-deep_project:cookiex-deep:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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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.