CVE-2021-23682
Prototype Pollution
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Prototype Pollution
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-23682- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1199
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1199- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9p9-535w-4285
Prototype Pollution in litespeed.js and appwrite/server-ce
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-v9p9-535w-4285- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-23682- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-23682- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVGHSA-v9p9-535w-4285
Prototype Pollution in litespeed.js and appwrite/server-ce
This affects the package litespeed.js before 0.3.12; the package appwrite/server-ce from 0.12.0 and before 0.12.2, before 0.11.1. When parsing the query string in the getJsonFromUrl function, the key that is set in the result object is not properly sanitized leading to a Prototype Pollution vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-v9p9-535w-4285- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
litespeed.jsnpm |
before 0.3.12 | 0.3.12 |
appwrite/server-cePackagist |
0.12.0 up to 0.12.2 | 0.12.2 |
appwrite/server-cePackagist |
before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 |
appwrite/server-cePackagist |
0.12.0 up to 0.12.2, plus listed versions 0.12.1 |
0.12.2 |
appwrite/server-cePackagist |
before 0.11.1, plus listed versions 0.1.130.1.150.10.00.10.10.10.2 Show 22 moreShow less0.10.30.10.40.11.00.2.00.3.00.4.00.5.00.5.10.5.20.5.30.6.00.6.10.6.20.7.00.7.10.7.20.8.00.90.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.4 |
0.11.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-23682 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Appwrite, published February 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in litespeed.js 0.3.12.
References
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LITESPEEDJS-2359250
github.com/litespeed-js/litespeed.js/pull/18
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23682