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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23682

When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.12%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.12% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1321
Affected
appwrite/appwrite · litespeed.js project/litespeed.js
Source
report@snyk.io

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.