json5 <= 1.0.1 and 2.0.0-2.2.1 - Prototype Pollution

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
CVE CVE-2022-46175
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published December 23, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The package json5 before 1.0.2 and between 2.0.0 and 2.2.1 inclusive is vulnerable to prototype pollution due to failure to restrict parsing of keys named `__proto__`. As this package is used in some WordPress plugins, this could result in the impacted plugins being vulnerable.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-podcasting (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.0
Patched Version
  • 1.4.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug maps-block-apple (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.3
Patched Version
  • 1.1.0
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