Medium

jszip Vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

  • Disclosed: 10.08.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

This affects the package jszip before 3.7.0. Crafting a new zip file with filenames set to Object prototype values (e.g __proto__, toString, etc) results in a returned object with a modified prototype instance.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package jszip >= 3.0.0, < 3.7.0, < 2.7.0 3.7.0, 2.7.0

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1321
Platform
npm
Package
jszip
Disclosed
10.08.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jg8v-48h5-wgxg - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: jszip

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
2
First → latest
08.2021 01.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 1
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 7.3 CVE-2022-48285 < 3.8.0 3.8.0
  2. jszip Vulnerable to Prototype Pollution this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2021-23413 >= 3.0.0, < 3.7.0, < 2.7.0 3.7.0, 2.7.0

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