9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-38998
RequireJS Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

INFO

Published Date :

July 1, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 28, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-38998 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-2024-38998 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 Requirejs requirejs
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

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Shell JavaScript

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Jan. 8, 2025, 8:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Uma vulnerabilidade (CVE-2024-38998) foi identificada na versão 2.3.6 do módulo JavaScript requirejs. Ela explora prototype pollution na função config, permitindo que invasores modifiquem Object.prototype com entradas maliciosas. Isso pode causar DoS, execução remota de código (RCE) ou XSS. A gravidade é crítica (CVSS 9.8).

Shell JavaScript

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 12, 2024, 11:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38998 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 Rejected by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description jrburke requirejs v2.3.6 was discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the function config. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties. Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST: CWE-1321
    Removed CWE CISA-ADP: CWE-1321
    Removed CPE Configuration 3130962 Config Identifier: 0, OR *cpe:2.3:a:requirejs:requirejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.3.7
    Removed Reference MITRE: https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a
    Removed Reference CVE: https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a
    Removed Reference Type MITRE: https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Removed Reference Type CVE: https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2024

    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://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1321
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:requirejs:requirejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3.7
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-1321
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description jrburke requirejs v2.3.6 was discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the function config. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties.
    Added Reference MITRE https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a [No types assigned]
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