Prototype Pollution Vulnerability in browserify-shim by thlorenz
CVE-2022-37617

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Browserify-shim Project

Status
Browserify-shim
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 October 2022

What is CVE-2022-37617?

A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the resolveShims function of resolve-shims.js within the browserify-shim library. This issue arises due to improper handling of the 'k' variable, potentially allowing attackers to manipulate the prototype of an object, which could lead to various security concerns within applications utilizing this library.

References

https://github.com/thlorenz/browserify-shim/blob/464b32bb...
https://github.com/thlorenz/browserify-shim/blob/464b32bb...
https://github.com/thlorenz/browserify-shim/issues/245

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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