ubuntu-cve-2021-23440
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-09-12 13:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:53
Summary
Details

This affects the package set-value before <2.0.1, >=3.0.0 <4.0.1. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2019-10747 when the user-provided keys used in the path parameter are arrays.

Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "This affects the package set-value before \u003c2.0.1, \u003e=3.0.0 \u003c4.0.1. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2019-10747 when the user-provided keys used in the path parameter are arrays.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23440",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:53:09Z",
  "published": "2021-09-12T13:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23440"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1584212"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/commit/7cf8073bb06bf0c15e08475f9f952823b4576452"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/2eae1159-01de-4f82-a177-7478a408c4a2/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SETVALUE-1540541"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/pull/33"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23440"
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-23440"
  ]
}



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