CVE-2022-39382

Public Exploit
NODE_ENV in Keystone defaults to development with esbuild

Description

Keystone is a headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React.`@keystone-6/core@3.0.0 || 3.0.1` users that use `NODE_ENV` to trigger security-sensitive functionality in their production builds are vulnerable to `NODE_ENV` being inlined to `"development"` for user code, irrespective of what your environment variables. If you do not use `NODE_ENV` in your user code to trigger security-sensitive functionality, you are not impacted by this vulnerability. Any dependencies that use `NODE_ENV` to trigger particular behaviors (optimizations, security or otherwise) should still respect your environment's configured `NODE_ENV` variable. The application's dependencies, as found in `node_modules` (including `@keystone-6/core`), are typically not compiled as part of this process, and thus should be unaffected. We have tested this assumption by verifying that `NODE_ENV=production yarn keystone start` still uses secure cookies when using `statelessSessions`. This vulnerability has been fixed in @keystone-6/core@3.0.2, regression tests have been added for this vulnerability in #8063.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.60%
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Affected: keystonejs keystone
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-39382?
CVE-2022-39382 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-39382?
To fix CVE-2022-39382, 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-2022-39382 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-39382 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-39382?
CVE-2022-39382 affects keystonejs keystone.
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