Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-37598
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the uglify-js package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function DEFNODE in ast.js in mishoo UglifyJS 3.13.2 via the name variable in ast.js. NOTE: the vendor considers this an invalid report.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | uglify-js | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37598 |
| Debian:13 | uglify-js | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37598 |
| Debian:14 | uglify-js | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37598 |
| Debian:13 | uglifyjs | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37598 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS/blob/352a944868b09c9ce3121a49d4a0bf0afe370a35/lib/ast.js#L46
- https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS/blob/352a944868b09c9ce3121a49d4a0bf0afe370a35/lib/ast.js#L79
- https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS/issues/5699
- https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS/issues/5721#issuecomment-1292849604