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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-20083

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-plugin-query-object 2.2.3 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.

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1 Nov 2026, 07:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-20083

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Apr 2021, 19:15 UTC

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-plugin-query-object 2.2.3 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.

osv:CVE-2021-20083
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20083",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-20083",
    "summary": "Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-plugin-query-object 2.2.3 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-20083",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-20083",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-20083",
        "GHSA-q9xg-h756-8689"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                },
                {
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                }
              ],
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                    "range": [
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                      },
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.2.3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-20083.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:57.927925294Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/",
        "https://github.com/BlackFan/client-side-prototype-pollution/blob/master/pp/jquery-query-object.md"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-20083",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438967,
  "published_at": "2021-04-23T19:15:09.163+00:00"
}