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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-23440
Apache Commons Lang Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 29, 2022, 4:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-23440 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23440 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy
1 Set-value_project set-value
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-23440.

URL Resource
https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/commit/7cf8073bb06bf0c15e08475f9f952823b4576452 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/pull/33 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1584212 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SETVALUE-1540541 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/2eae1159-01de-4f82-a177-7478a408c4a2/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23440 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23440 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description This affects the package set-value before 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. 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.
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:set-value_project:set-value:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:set-value_project:set-value:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:set-value_project:set-value:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/commit/7cf8073bb06bf0c15e08475f9f952823b4576452 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/commit/7cf8073bb06bf0c15e08475f9f952823b4576452 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/pull/33 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value/pull/33 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1584212 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1584212 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SETVALUE-1540541 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SETVALUE-1540541 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/2eae1159-01de-4f82-a177-7478a408c4a2/ No Types Assigned https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/2eae1159-01de-4f82-a177-7478a408c4a2/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:set-value_project:set-value:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23440 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-23440 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.45 }} 0.69%

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