CVE-2024-21512 json
mysql2 vulnerable to Prototype Pollution
published 2024-05-29 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2024-1718 , GHSA-pmh2-wpjm-fj45
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Versions of the package mysql2 before 3.9.8 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to improper user input sanitization passed to fields and tables when using nestTables.
Patch / fix
- npm mysql2 3.9.8
- n/a mysql2 3.9.8
- mysql2 mysql2 3.9.8
- github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2@efe3db5 commit
- github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2#2702 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-21512 updated cvss 8.2
mysql2: vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to improper user input sanitization
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Red Hat Developer Hub 1 rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9, rhdh-operator-containernot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mysql2 | <3.9.8 |
3.9.8 |
Affected products
- n/a mysql2
- n/a org.webjars.npm:mysql2
- mysql2 mysql2
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes
References
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github.com
/sidorares/node-mysql2/pull/2702
web
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github.com
/sidorares/node-mysql2/commit/efe3db527a2c94a63c2d14045baba8dfefe922bc
web
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security.snyk.io
/vuln/SNYK-JS-MYSQL2-6861580
web
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security.snyk.io
/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-7176010
web
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gist.github.com
/domdomi3/e9f0f9b9b1ed6bfbbc0bea87c5ca1e4a
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21512
advisory
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github.com
/sidorares/node-mysql2
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-21512
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-pmh2-wpjm-fj45
- NVD CVE-2024-21512
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.