CVE-2022-37601

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 15.73% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L11 product
https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L47 product
https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212#issuecomment-1319192884 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 technical description
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 technical description
http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf technical description
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-37601?
CVE-2022-37601 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-37601?
To fix CVE-2022-37601, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-37601 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-37601 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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