CVE-2021-23594

Sandbox Bypass

Critical · published January 7, 2022

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A crafty Prototype Pollution attack can slip right through the seams of the realms-shim package! 🔥 Picture a restaurant kitchen where the chef blindly follows a faulty recipe — if someone sneaks in a modification, the entire dish can be ruined! This flaw in realms-shim lets attackers manipulate objects and alter application behavior without the kitchen staff noticing. This vulnerability could lead to absolutely devastating consequences, allowing an attacker to tamper with critical data structures and execute arbitrary code. Imagine an intruder gaining control over your application, leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation! With a CVSS score of 9.8, this is no minor issue.

Put simply

Picture a restaurant kitchen where the chef blindly follows a faulty recipe — if someone sneaks in a modification, the entire dish can be ruined! This flaw in realms-shim lets attackers manipulate objects and alter application behavior without the kitchen staff noticing. All versions of realms-shim have a Prototype Pollution vulnerability, which allows an attacker to inject properties into existing objects, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the application.

What to do

This vulnerability could lead to absolutely devastating consequences, allowing an attacker to tamper with critical data structures and execute arbitrary code. Imagine an intruder gaining control over your application, leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation! With a CVSS score of 9.8, this is no minor issue. To secure your application, immediately upgrade realms-shim to the latest patched version. Additionally, review your application's code for any instances where user input might influence object structures, and implement strict input validation methods. You've got this! Follow these steps, and you’ll squash this vulnerability in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01762 · 77.8th percentile
Published
2022-01-07T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 20:00Z
    Sandbox Bypass
    cvelistv5