npm package rfc6902 vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in chbrown rfc6902. This affects an unknown part of the file pointer.ts. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes (‘prototype pollution’). The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Recommendation

Update the rfc6902 package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 5.0.0
• Patched version(s): 5.0.0

References

• GHSA-p495-jxh2-wrfg
• vuldb.com
• CVE-2021-4245
• CWE-1321
• CWE-74
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• rollbar vulnerable to Prototype Pollution in merge() - CVE-2025-62517
• Prototype Pollution in lodash (GHSA-p6mc-m468-83gw) 4 - CVE-2020-8203
• Prototype Pollution in lodash (GHSA-p6mc-m468-83gw) 3 - CVE-2020-8203
• Prototype Pollution in lodash (GHSA-p6mc-m468-83gw) 2 - CVE-2020-8203

Tags:

npm

rfc6902