Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-37617

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the browserify-shim package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 24.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the k variable in resolve-shims.js.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmbrowserify-shim3.8.16GHSA-866w-wm4h-95c6

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References