Prototype pollution in jrburke requirejs



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38999
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: #VU97244

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38999

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 s.contexts._.configure. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

requirejs: 2.3.6

CPE2.3 External links

http://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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