RCE in Jsonpath-Plus

CVE-2024-21534

All versions of the package jsonpath-plus are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can execute aribitrary code on the system by exploiting the unsafe default usage of vm in Node. **Note:** There were several attempts to fix it in versions [10.0.0-10.1.0](https://github.com/JSONPath-Plus/JSONPath/compare/v9.0.0...v10.1.0) but it could still be exploited using [different payloads](https://github.com/JSONPath-Plus/JSONPath/issues/226).

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

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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: 0.090 (95.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-21534: held from 0.090 to 0.090.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.090 · newest: 0.090 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Jsonpath-Plus — versions 0
  • Org.webjars.npm:jsonpath-Plus — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21534?
CVE-2024-21534 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jsonpath-Plus, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-21534?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21534 known to be exploited?
11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.