The Purl Project maintains a package URL specification and tooling designed to standardize the identification and location of software packages across ecosystems, a foundational component for software composition analysis and supply-chain tracking. Observed vulnerabilities center on the core purl library and reflect weaknesses in object-prototype handling, a concern for any parser or specification implementation that constructs dynamic objects from untrusted input. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Purl Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-20089HIGH Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in purl 2.3.2 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype. | Apr 23, 2021 | 8.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Purl Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Purl Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.