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

Weakness Summary

The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-1321 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 5
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 5
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 27

Atomicorp Research Context

Atomicorp has published CVE-specific research observations associated with this weakness category. Each linked CVE page states whether the tested request was detected or blocked and is the authoritative customer-facing finding.

The CVEs and rules shown here are selected published examples, not a complete list of Atomicorp protections. If a CWE, CVE, or rule is absent from this page, no conclusion should be drawn about whether Atomicorp protects against that weakness or attack method.

A CWE describes a class of software weakness. It does not identify one exploit request, and association with a CWE does not mean that every vulnerability or exploitation path in that category is detected or blocked.

Selected Published CVE Observations

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2011-10019Spreecommerce 0.60.1 Arbitrary Command ExecutionspreeProtected by Atomicorp rules340128 , 380018 , 390801
CVE-2019-0230Apache Struts 2 Forced Multi OGNL EvaluationstrutsProtected by Atomicorp rules337209 , 337210 , 337211 , 344362 , 344363
CVE-2021-20086Odoo Apps - Cross-Site Scripting via Prototype Pollutionjquery-bbqProtected by Atomicorp rules333141 , 340099 , 340147 , 341099 , 341256 , 346755 , 347198
CVE-2026-41690Prototype pollution and path traversal in i18next-http-middleware via user-controlled language and namespace parametersi18next-http-middlewareProtected by Atomicorp rules340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2026-113659ApostropheCMS: Client-side Prototype Pollution in apos.http.parseQuery leading to DOM-based XSS against authenticated usapostropheProtected by Atomicorp rules333140 , 333141 , 340087 , 340095 , 340099 , 340147 , 340148 , 341099 , 341256 , 341266 , 342259 , 346755 , 350147 , 350148

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
333140Activedisruptive (deny)
333141Activedisruptive (deny)
337209Activedisruptive (deny)
337210Activedisruptive (deny)
337211Activedisruptive (deny)
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
340087Activedisruptive (deny)
340095Activedisruptive (deny)
340099Activedisruptive (deny)
340128Activedisruptive (deny)
340147Activedisruptive (deny)
340148Activedisruptive (deny)
341099Activedisruptive (deny)
341256Activedisruptive (deny)
341266Activedisruptive (deny)
342259Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
344362Activedisruptive (deny)
344363Activedisruptive (deny)
346755Activedisruptive (deny)
347009Activedisruptive (deny)
347198Activedisruptive (deny)
350147Activedisruptive (deny)
350148Activedisruptive (deny)
380018Activedisruptive (deny)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390801Activedisruptive (deny)

MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:

CAPEC-1 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-180 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-77 (opens in a new tab)