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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-37601
Webpack Loader-utils Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-37601 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Webpack.js loader-utils
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update node-loader-utils packages and Splunk Enterprise to remediate the prototype pollution vulnerability.
  • Upgrade node-loader-utils packages.
  • Upgrade to Splunk Enterprise version 8.1.14, 8.2.12, 9.0.6, or 9.1.1.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-37601 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-37601.

URL Resource
http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf Technical Description
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 Technical Description
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 Technical Description
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 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf Technical Description
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 Technical Description
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 Technical Description
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 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-37601 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-37601 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : May 30, 2023, 4:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-37601 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-37601 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf
    Added Reference https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769
    Added Reference https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769
    Added Reference https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L11
    Added Reference https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L47
    Added Reference https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212
    Added Reference https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212#issuecomment-1319192884
    Added Reference https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Prototype pollution vulnerability in function parseQuery in parseQuery.js in webpack loader-utils 2.0.0 via the name variable in parseQuery.js. 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.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf No Types Assigned http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 No Types Assigned https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 No Types Assigned https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L11 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L11 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L47 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L47 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212#issuecomment-1319192884 No Types Assigned https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212#issuecomment-1319192884 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212#issuecomment-1319192884 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.3
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 Third Party Advisory https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.3
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L11 No Types Assigned https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L11 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L47 No Types Assigned https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/blob/d9f4e23cf411d8556f8bac2d3bf05a6e0103b568/lib/parseQuery.js#L47 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 No Types Assigned https://github.com/webpack/loader-utils/issues/212 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1321
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

15.84 }} 0.11%

score

0.94450

percentile