CVE-2021-20087

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-deparam 0.5.1 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 74.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 23, 2021

Last Modified

August 14, 2025

References (3)

vulnreport@tenablehttps://github.com/BlackFan/client-side-prototype-pollution/blob/master/pp/jquery-deparam.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/BlackFan/client-side-prototype-pollution/blob/master/pp/jquery-deparam.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/RetireJS/retire.js/blob/6da45fcb6a3425e55ee8181b2ac35168879bf086/repository/jsrepository-master.json#L824-L842

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	jquery-deparam	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
jquery-deparam	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-20087?

CVE-2021-20087 is a high vulnerability published on April 23, 2021. Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in jquery-deparam 0.5.1 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.

When was CVE-2021-20087 disclosed?

CVE-2021-20087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 23, 2021, with the most recent update on August 14, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-20087 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-20087 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 74.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-20087?

CVE-2021-20087 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-20087?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-20087, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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