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CVE-2022-37601

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-10-12
  • Fixed in2.0.3 · 1.4.1
  • WeaknessCWE-1321

Am I affected?

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Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in function parseQuery in parseQuery.js in webpack loader-utils via the name variable in parseQuery.js. This affects all versions prior to 1.4.1 and 2.0.3.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-10-1220:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Webpack.js loader-utils
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.32.0.3
1.4< 1.4.11.4.1
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no 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

  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 0.2.17-root.io.1
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 0.2.17-root.io.2
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.2.3-root.io.1
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.2.3-root.io.2
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.2.3-root.io.3
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.4.0-root.io.1
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.4.0-root.io.2
  • @rootio/loader-utilsRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.4.0-root.io.3

31 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-37601 Red Hat Product Security5 products fixed · 56 known affected

    loader-utils: prototype pollution in function parseQuery in parseQuery.js

    migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-ui-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Virtualization · odo.src as a component of OpenShift Developer Tools and Services · openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 · +53 more

  • RHSA-2023:6972 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: grafana security and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2023:6420 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: grafana security and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2023:0934 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Applications security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2023:0264 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift (Logging Subsystem) security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Webpack.js loader-utils to 2.0.3 · 1.4.1
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:6972 · 13 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:0934 · 1 productBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  4. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37601 · 1 productFix deferred
  5. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37601 · 6 productsAffected
  6. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37601 · 10 productsOut of support scope
  7. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-37601 · 39 productsWill not fix

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
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
2022-10-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-76p3-8jx3-jpfq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37601?

Prototype pollution vulnerability in function parseQuery in parseQuery.js in webpack loader-utils via the name variable in parseQuery.js. This affects all versions prior to 1.4.1 and 2.0.3.

Is CVE-2022-37601 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-37601, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-37601?

CVE-2022-37601 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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