Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2021 · Assigned by snyk

CVE-2021-23448Prototype Pollution

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in config-handler. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

All versions of package config-handler are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when loading config files.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmconfig-handlerno fix listedGHSA-2w3f-9w3q-qw77

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a config-handler 0 – before unspecified

References