CVE-2022-37602 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in karma-runner grunt-karma 4.0.1 via the key variable in grunt-karma.js.

Published: 2022-10-14

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:grunt-karma_project:grunt-karma:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7104	Prototype pollution vulnerability in karma-runner grunt-karma 4.0.1 via the key variable in grunt-karma.js.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hcj4-xf6x-63wj	Grunt-karma vulnerable to prototype pollution

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00924.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/karma-runner/grunt-karma/blob/45b925964f55870f375c6e670d9945b223c984f5/tasks/grunt-karma.js#L109
https://github.com/karma-runner/grunt-karma/blob/45b925964f55870f375c6e670d9945b223c984f5/tasks/grunt-karma.js#L26
https://github.com/karma-runner/grunt-karma/issues/311

History

Thu, 15 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Grunt-karma Project Grunt-karma

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-15T14:52:37.355Z

Reserved: 2022-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-37602

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:29:21.078Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-14T11:15:09.563

Modified: 2025-05-15T15:15:56.550

Link: CVE-2022-37602

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-1321

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