json5 <= 1.0.1 and 2.0.0-2.2.1 — Prototype Pollution
CVE-2022-46175Published · Updated Action summary
Block for Apple Maps: Affected: ≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0 or newer
Simple Podcasting: Affected: ≤1.3.0Update to 1.4.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Block for Apple Maps maps-block-apple
- Affected≤ 1.0.3
- Patched in1.1.0
Update to 1.1.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.0.3. Version 1.1.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
Simple Podcasting simple-podcasting
- Affected≤ 1.3.0
- Patched in1.4.0
Update to 1.4.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.3.0. Version 1.4.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Block for Apple Maps.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.1.0, or a newer patched version
- Update to version 1.4.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Block for Apple Maps to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Block for Apple Maps
All 6| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.1 | Remote Code Execution ≤1.1.0Update to 1.1.1 | CVE-2022-25860 | |
| Critical9.8 | Remote Code Execution ≤4.4.0Update to 4.4.1 | CVE-2022-25912 | |
| Medium5.4 | Prototype Pollution ≤4.3.1Update to 4.4.0 | CVE-2022-37601 | |
| Medium5.3 | Regular Expression Denial of Service ≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0 | — | |
| Medium5.3 | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 1.0.3 – 1.0.3Update to 1.1.0 | CVE-2022-21670 |
- High8.1Remote Code Execution
≤1.1.0Update to 1.1.1
- Critical9.8Remote Code Execution
≤4.4.0Update to 4.4.1
- Medium5.4Prototype Pollution
≤4.3.1Update to 4.4.0
- Medium5.3Regular Expression Denial of Service
≤1.0.3Update to 1.1.0
- Medium5.3Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
1.0.3 – 1.0.3Update to 1.1.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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