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GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725

CRITICAL

GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) remote code execution vulnerability in libnested. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'libnested'

Also known asCVE-2020-28283
Published
Oct 12, 2021
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
None yet
Exploits
1 known

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.

libnestednpm
759downloads / week

Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'libnested' versions 0.0.0 through 1.5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmlibnested0.0.0No fix
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for libnested. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Remediation status

    No patched version of libnested has shipped for GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'libnested' versions 0.0.0 through 1.5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-3r9x-mjrm-2725 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.