A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the function copy in dom.js in the xmldom…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-1321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the function copy in dom.js in the xmldom (published as @xmldom/xmldom) package before 0.8.3 for Node.js via the p variable. NOTE: the vendor states "we are in the process of marking this report as invalid"; however, some third parties takes the position that "A prototype injection/Prototype pollution is not just when global objects are polluted with recursive merge or deep cloning but also when a target object is polluted."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02134 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.6.0; 0.7.0 to before 0.7.6; 0.8.0 to before 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | xmldom |
| cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:0.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.9.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | xmldom |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.6.0; 0.7.0 to before 0.7.6; 0.8.0 to before 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·xmldom
- cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:0.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.9.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·xmldom
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37616
References
Patch 3
Advisory 7
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-9pgh-qqpf-7wqj
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221018 [SECURITY] [DLA 3154-1] node-xmldom security update
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3488932.3497769
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3488932.3497769
- http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~mmannan/publications/JS-vulnerability-aisaccs2022.pdf
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1319412826
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436#issuecomment-1327776560
Sources
- CVE-2022-37616 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37616 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2022-37616 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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