CVE-2022-37616
October 11, 2022
A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the function copy in dom.js in the xmldom (published as @xmldom/xmldom) package before 0.8.3 for Node.js via the p variable. NOTE: the vendor states "we are in the process of marking this report as invalid"; however, some third parties takes the position that "A prototype injection/Prototype pollution is not just when global objects are polluted with recursive merge or deep cloning but also when a target object is polluted."
Affected Packages
@xmldom/xmldom (NPM):
Affected version(s) =0.9.0-beta.1 <0.9.0-beta.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.0-beta.2@xmldom/xmldom (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.8.0 <0.8.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.3@xmldom/xmldom (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.7.0 <0.7.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.7.6Related Resources (14)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
EPSS
Base Score:
1.50
