CVE-2021-23624Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Object prototype modification via nested array path keys

Published Nov 3, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Prototype pollution in Deoxxa Development dotty before 0.1.2 allows remote attackers to modify object prototypes through array path keys. The dotty.put function shifts a path element and compares it directly with proto; a nested array is coerced only during property access, after the guard accepts it. A consuming application must pass attacker-controlled array keys to put, enabling inherited-property changes that can corrupt application state or influence later security decisions.

CVSS severity5.6
Medium
EPSS probability1.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Prototype pollution in Deoxxa Development dotty before 0.1.2 allows remote attackers to modify object prototypes through array path keys. The dotty.put function shifts a path element and compares it directly with proto; a nested array is coerced only during property access, after the guard accepts it. A consuming application must pass attacker-controlled array keys to put, enabling inherited-property changes that can corrupt application state or influence later security decisions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-23624
Published
Nov 3, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Deoxxa Development
Product
dotty
Classifications
CWE-1321, CWE-843
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 3, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <0.1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Deoxxa Development · dottyversion=unspecified <0.1.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.6SnykCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

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