VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2022-24999
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability15.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-11-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
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).
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-1321
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-1321
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108