High

dset Prototype Pollution vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 11.09.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Versions of the package dset before 3.1.4 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the dset function due improper user input sanitization. This vulnerability allows the attacker to inject malicious object property using the built-in Object property proto, which is recursively assigned to all the objects in the program.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package dset < 3.1.4 3.1.4

References

CVSS score 8.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1321
Platform
npm
Package
dset
Disclosed
11.09.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f6v4-cf5j-vf3w - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: dset

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
05.2022 09.2024
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 2
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 1
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. dset Prototype Pollution vulnerability this entry
    High · 8.2 CVE-2024-21529 < 3.1.4 3.1.4
  2. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-28277 >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.1 2.0.1
  3. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2022-25645 < 3.1.2 3.1.2

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