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CRITICAL
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 :

May 14, 2024, 11:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
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.

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

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Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago
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Born at : July 30, 2023, 4:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
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Born at : May 30, 2023, 4:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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

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 [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.
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Exploit Prediction

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

0.97 }} 0.28%

score

0.83363

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