CVE-2021-20086: Prototype Pollution in jquery-bbq

May 24, 2021 (updated November 4, 2025)

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (‘Prototype Pollution’) in jquery-bbq 1.2.1 allows a malicious user to inject properties into Object.prototype.

References

github.com/BlackFan/client-side-prototype-pollution/blob/master/pp/jquery-bbq.md
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7w8j-85wm-6xfq
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20086
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002

Code Behaviors & Features

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