Prototype pollution in jrburke requirejs



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38998
CWE-ID CWE-1321
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 requirejs
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor James Burke

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU97243

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38998

CWE-ID: CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (\'Prototype Pollution\')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to prototype pollution via the function config. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in arbitrary code execution or denial of service (DoS).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

requirejs: 2.3.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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