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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-32831 · published 30 August 2021

CVE-2021-32831: Totaljs total.js code injection vulnerability

Totaljs · Total.Js

Total.js framework (npm package total.js) is a framework for Node.js platfrom written in pure JavaScript similar to PHP's Laravel or Python's Django or ASP.NET MVC. In total.js framework before version 3.4.9, calling the utils.set function with user-controlled values leads to code-injection. This can cause a variety of impacts that include arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 3.4.9.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.5% · top 27.3% CWE-94 · Code injection
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Total.js framework (npm package total.js) is a framework for Node.js platfrom written in pure JavaScript similar to PHP's Laravel or Python's Django or ASP.NET MVC. In total.js framework before version 3.4.9, calling the utils.set function with user-controlled values leads to code-injection. This can cause a variety of impacts that include arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 3.4.9.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/totaljs/framework/blob/e644167d5378afdc45cb0156190349b2c07ef235/changes.txt#L11 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/887b0fa9e162ef7a2dd9cec20a5ca122726373b3 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-066-totaljs-totaljs/ ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/total.js ProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/totaljs/framework/blob/e644167d5378afdc45cb0156190349b2c07ef235/changes.txt#L11 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/887b0fa9e162ef7a2dd9cec20a5ca122726373b3 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-066-totaljs-totaljs/ ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/total.js ProductThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-32831), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.