Is CVE-2022-25878 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-25878 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25878?

CVE-2022-25878 has a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2022-25878?

Patch guidance is available from protobufjs project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-25878.

Which products are affected by CVE-2022-25878?

1 product: protobufjs project protobufjs.

Fix CVE-2022-25878 - HIGH protobufjs project protobufjs

Description

The package protobufjs before 6.11.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution which can allow an attacker to add/modify properties of the Object.prototype. This vulnerability can occur in multiple ways: 1. by providing untrusted user input to util.setProperty or to ReflectionObject.setParsedOption functions 2. by parsing/loading .proto files

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-1321

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PROTOBUFJS_PROJECT
Published: 5/27/2022
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

protobufjs_project : protobufjs

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2022-25878. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2022-25878

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CVE-2022-25878 vulnerability