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CVE-2022-4742

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-4742 is a critical prototype pollution vulnerability affecting json-pointer up to version 0.6.1, specifically within the set function of index.js. This flaw allows for remote attackers to improperly modify object prototype attributes. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2022-2-17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:json-pointer_project:json-pointer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0100 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: json-pointerFixed in: 0.6.2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHINT Service Registry 2.4.3 GAFixed in: json-pointer
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1Fixed in: json-pointer
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift GitOpsFixed in: openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-6xrf-q977-5vgccritical

json-pointer vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

Dec 26, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-4742Moderate

json-pointer: prototype pollution in json-pointer

Dec 26, 2022

References

github.com / manuelstofer/json-pointer/commit/859c9984b6c407fc2d5a0a7e47c7274daa681941
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / manuelstofer/json-pointer/pull/36
PatchThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory