jrburke requirejs vulnerable to prototype pollution

Description

jrburke requirejs v2.3.6 was discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the function s.contexts._.configure. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties.

Recommendation

Update the requirejs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): <= 2.3.6
• Patched version(s): 2.3.7

References

• GHSA-x3m3-4wpv-5vgc
• security.snyk.io
• CVE-2024-38999
• CWE-1321
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

requirejs