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CVE-2022-37598

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-10-20
  • WeaknessCWE-1321

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Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in function DEFNODE in ast.js in mishoo UglifyJS 3.13.2 via the name variable in ast.js. NOTE: the vendor considers this an invalid report.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-10-2011:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Uglifyjs project uglifyjs
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.13= 3.13.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • js-jqueryAzure Linux:3all versions · no fixed version listed
  • uglify-jsDebian:14all versions · no fixed version listed
  • uglify-jsDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed
  • uglifyjsDebian:13all versions · no fixed version listedand 1 other package

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-37598 Red Hat Product Security26 known affected

    uglify-js: Prototype pollution vulnerability in function DEFNODE in ast.js

    uglify-js.src as a component of Migration Toolkit for Runtimes · openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 · servicemesh-grafana as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 · +23 more

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Fix

  1. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37598 · 4 productsAffected
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37598 · 5 productsOut of support scope
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37598 · 17 productsWill not fix

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-10-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wx5g-37jh-9gcr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37598?

Prototype pollution vulnerability in function DEFNODE in ast.js in mishoo UglifyJS 3.13.2 via the name variable in ast.js. NOTE: the vendor considers this an invalid report.

Is CVE-2022-37598 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-37598, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-37598?

CVE-2022-37598 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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