Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2023 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2023-38894

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the tree-kit package (npm). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Prototype Pollution issue in Cronvel Tree-kit v.0.7.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the extend function.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmtree-kit0.7.5GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References