CVE-2022-24999 – qs

Package

Manager: npm
Name: qs
Vulnerable Version: >=6.10.0 <6.10.3 || >=6.9.0 <6.9.7 || >=6.8.0 <6.8.3 || >=6.7.0 <6.7.3 || >=6.6.0 <6.6.1 || >=6.5.0 <6.5.3 || >=6.4.0 <6.4.1 || >=6.3.0 <6.3.3 || >=0 <6.2.4

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.03115 pctl0.86312

Details

qs vulnerable to Prototype Pollution qs before 6.10.3 allows attackers to cause a Node process hang because an `__ proto__` key can be used. In many typical web framework use cases, an unauthenticated remote attacker can place the attack payload in the query string of the URL that is used to visit the application, such as `a[__proto__]=b&a[__proto__]&a[length]=100000000`. The fix was backported to qs 6.9.7, 6.8.3, 6.7.3, 6.6.1, 6.5.3, 6.4.1, 6.3.3, and 6.2.4.

Metadata

Created: 2022-11-27T00:30:50Z
Modified: 2025-04-29T15:41:43Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-hrpp-h998-j3pp/GHSA-hrpp-h998-j3pp.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-1321"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-hrpp-h998-j3pp
Finding: F390
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