CVE-2022-24999 (High) detected in qs-6.5.2.tgz

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CVE-2022-24999 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - qs-6.5.2.tgz

A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.5.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• express-4.16.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ qs-6.5.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9747f642e0c7071927887b37359653c28972ea6a

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

qs before 6.10.3, as used in Express before 4.17.3 and other products, allows attackers to cause a Node process hang for an Express application because an __ proto__ key can be used. In many typical Express 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 (and therefore Express 4.17.3, which has "deps: qs@6.9.7" in its release description, is not vulnerable).
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2022-11-26

URL: CVE-2022-24999

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24999

Release Date: 2022-11-26

Fix Resolution (qs): 6.5.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (express): 4.17.0

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