HighGHSA-pmh2-wpjm-fj45CVE-2024-21512

mysql2 vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

Published 30 May 2024 · Updated 10 Sept 2026

Affected package

Affected: <3.9.8
Fixed in: 3.9.8

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install mysql2@3.9.8

Details

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.

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References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21512
Linkgithub.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/pull/2702
Linkgithub.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/commit/efe3db527a2c94a63c2d14045baba8dfefe922bc
Linkgist.github.com/domdomi3/e9f0f9b9b1ed6bfbbc0bea87c5ca1e4a
Packagegithub.com/sidorares/node-mysql2
Linksecurity.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-7176010
Linksecurity.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MYSQL2-6861580

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