CVE-2022-37616 (Critical) detected in xmldom-0.7.0.tgz, xmldom-0.7.5.tgz

[mend-app-cvent]

CVE-2022-37616 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - xmldom-0.7.0.tgz, xmldom-0.7.5.tgz

xmldom-0.7.0.tgz

A pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.7.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ xmldom-0.7.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

xmldom-0.7.5.tgz

A pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.7.5.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• xml-encryption-2.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ xmldom-0.7.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the function copy in dom.js in the xmldom (published as @xmldom/xmldom) package before 0.8.3 for Node.js via the p variable. NOTE: the vendor states "we are in the process of marking this report as invalid"; however, some third parties takes the position that "A prototype injection/Prototype pollution is not just when global objects are polluted with recursive merge or deep cloning but also when a target object is polluted."

Publish Date: 2022-10-11

URL: CVE-2022-37616

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-37616

Release Date: 2022-10-11

Fix Resolution: @xmldom/xmldom - 0.8.3