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CVE-2021-23432

Published: Aug 24, 2021 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23432
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

This affects all versions of package mootools. This is due to the ability to pass untrusted input to Object.merge()

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MootoolsMootools_project**
MootoolsUbuntubionic*
MootoolsUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
MootoolsUbuntufocal*
MootoolsUbuntuhirsute*
MootoolsUbuntuimpish*
MootoolsUbuntukinetic*
MootoolsUbuntulunar*
MootoolsUbuntumantic*
MootoolsUbuntuoracular*
MootoolsUbuntuplucky*
MootoolsUbuntuquesting*
MootoolsUbuntutrusty*
MootoolsUbuntuxenial*

References

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