CVE-2021-23413

Denial of Service (DoS)

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2021 at 01:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJszip

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

This affects the package jszip before 3.7.0. Crafting a new zip file with filenames set to Object prototype values (e.g __proto__, toString, etc) results in a returned object with a modified prototype instance.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.7.0
Affected range stops below 3.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Stuk/jszip/pull/766
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1251499
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1251498
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSZIP-1251497

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMsnyk
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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