Prototype Pollution in Webpack.js Loader-Utils
CVE-2022-37601
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function parseQuery in parseQuery.js in webpack loader-utils via the name variable in parseQuery.js. This affects all versions prior to 1.4.1 and 2.0.3.
Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.029 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Webpack.js Loader-Utils
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/l… (Product)
- github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/l… (Product)
- github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 (Technical Description)
- dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 (Technical Description)
- users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf (Technical Description)
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37601?
- CVE-2022-37601 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Webpack.js Loader-Utils, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37601?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-37601 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.