What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-23440?

CVE-2021-23440 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-23440?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-23440. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-23440?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-23440. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Set Value CVE-2021-23440

CRITICAL

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843)

2021-09-12 report@snyk.io

Memory Corruption Authentication Bypass Set Value Communications Cloud Native Core Policy

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 12, 2021 - 13:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 npm packages depend on set-value (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 4.0.0.

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

This affects the package set-value before <2.0.1, >=3.0.0 <4.0.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting type confusion in the application. 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. Affected products include: Set-Value Project Set-Value, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Enforce strict type checking, use type-safe languages, validate object types before operations.