CVE-2022-37601 is a critical prototype pollution vulnerability found in the parseQuery function within webpack's loader-utils library, affecting all versions prior to 1.4.1 and 2.0.3, as well as Debian distributions utilizing these components. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows for unauthenticated, low-complexity attacks that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:loader-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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