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CVE-2023-0842 (GCVE-0-2023-0842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-12-03 20:14
VLAI
Title
xml2js 0.4.23 - Prototype Pollution
Summary
xml2js version 0.4.23 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-13 19:12 UTC
CWE
  • Prototype Pollution
  • CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a xml2js Affected: 0.4.23
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