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CVE-2021-23497

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-23497 is a critical vulnerability affecting the @strikeentco/set package prior to version 1.0.2, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous issue. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger a denial of service and potentially achieve remote code execution, as indicated by its CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical). While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:set_project:set:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0373 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @strikeentco/setFixed in: 1.0.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-39qv-prmh-x37fhigh

Prototype Pollution in @strikeentco/set

Feb 5, 2022

References

github.com / strikeentco/set/commit/b2f942c
PatchThird Party Advisory
snyk.io / blog/remediate-javascript-type-confusion-bypassed-input-validation
Not Applicable
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-STRIKEENTCOSET-2385945
ExploitThird Party Advisory