PT-2021-15520 · Mootools · Mootools

Bob Wombat Hogg · Published 2021-08-24 · Updated 2021-09-02 · CVE-2021-23432

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mootools (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises from the ability to pass untrusted input to Object.merge(). This allows for potential exploitation. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Prototype Pollution

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1321

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23432

GHSA-X6HX-7GH3-3Q98

Affected Products

Mootools

References · 9

• 🔥 https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MOOTOOLS-1325536 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23432 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23432 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x6hx-7gh3-3q98 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23432 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23432 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/vsviridov/mootools-node · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20414 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/27758 · Telegram Post