High

dustjs-linkedin vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

Disclosed: 21.12.2022
Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A vulnerability was found in LinkedIn dustjs prior to version 3.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.0.0 can address this issue. The name of the patch is ddb6523832465d38c9d80189e9de60519ac307c3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216464.

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Platform	Package	Vulnerable versions	Fixed in
npm package	dustjs-linkedin	< 3.0.0	3.0.0

References

CVSS score 8.8/10

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-1321, CWE-74, CWE-94
Platform: npm
Package: dustjs-linkedin
Disclosed: 21.12.2022
Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c6rp-wrp9-qr4q - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: dustjs-linkedin

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