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CVE-2022-24999: qs vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

November 27, 2022 (updated April 29, 2025)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hrpp-h998-j3pp
  • github.com/expressjs/express/releases/tag/4.17.3
  • github.com/ljharb/qs
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/4310742efbd8c03f6495f07906b45213da0a32ec
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/727ef5d34605108acb3513f72d5435972ed15b68
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/73205259936317b40f447c5cdb71c5b341848e1b
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/8b4cc14cda94a5c89341b77e5fe435ec6c41be2d
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/ba24e74dd17931f825adb52f5633e48293b584e1
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/e799ba57e573a30c14b67c1889c7c04d508b9105
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/ed0f5dcbef4b168a8ae299d78b1e4a2e9b1baf1f
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/f945393cfe442fe8c6e62b4156fd35452c0686ee
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/fc3682776670524a42e19709ec4a8138d0d7afda
  • github.com/ljharb/qs/pull/428
  • github.com/n8tz/CVE-2022-24999
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00039.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24999
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0005

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.2.4, all versions starting from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3, all versions starting from 6.4.0 before 6.4.1, all versions starting from 6.5.0 before 6.5.3, all versions starting from 6.6.0 before 6.6.1, all versions starting from 6.7.0 before 6.7.3, all versions starting from 6.8.0 before 6.8.3, all versions starting from 6.9.0 before 6.9.7, all versions starting from 6.10.0 before 6.10.3

Fixed versions

  • 6.10.3
  • 6.9.7
  • 6.8.3
  • 6.7.3
  • 6.6.1
  • 6.5.3
  • 6.4.1
  • 6.3.3
  • 6.2.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 6.10.3, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.1, 6.5.3, 6.6.1, 6.7.3, 6.8.3, 6.9.7 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Source file

npm/qs/CVE-2022-24999.yml

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