What is CVE-2024-38985?

CVE-2024-38985 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Janrywang Depath, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-38985?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Prototype Pollution in Janrywang Depath

CVE-2024-38985

janryWang products depath v1.0.6 and cool-path v1.1.2 were discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the set() method at setIn (lib/index.js:90). This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties.

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Janrywang Depath — versions 1.0.6, 1.1.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38985?: CVE-2024-38985 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Janrywang Depath, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-38985?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.