Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/15529?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-wee4-6gew-nbdd",
    "summary": "Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')\nThe package madlib-object-utils before 0.1.8 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the setValue method, as it allows an attacker to merge object prototypes into it. Note, This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix of CVE-2020-7701",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2022-24279"
        },
        {
            "alias": "GHSA-pfv6-prqm-85q8"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/60354?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/madlib-object-utils@0.1.8",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:npm/madlib-object-utils@0.1.8"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24279",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.00523",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.67207",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-30T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24279"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/Qwerios/madlib-object-utils",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
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                    "value": "7.5",
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                },
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
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                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/Qwerios/madlib-object-utils"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/Qwerios/madlib-object-utils/commit/8d5d54c11c8fb9a7980a99778329acd13e3ef98f",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                },
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
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                }
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/Qwerios/madlib-object-utils/commit/8d5d54c11c8fb9a7980a99778329acd13e3ef98f"
        },
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            "reference_url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MADLIBOBJECTUTILS-2388572",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                {
                    "value": "7.5",
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                },
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                    "value": "HIGH",
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                }
            ],
            "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MADLIBOBJECTUTILS-2388572"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24279",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2022-24279",
            "reference_type": "",
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                    "value": "7.5",
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                },
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
                    "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24279"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfv6-prqm-85q8",
            "reference_id": "GHSA-pfv6-prqm-85q8",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
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                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfv6-prqm-85q8"
        }
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    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 1321,
            "name": "Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')",
            "description": "The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "7.0 - 8.9",
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-wee4-6gew-nbdd"
}