CVE-2022-37602

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Published Oct 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in karma-runner grunt-karma 4.0.1 via the key variable in grunt-karma.js.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:grunt-karma_project:grunt-karma:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7104	Prototype pollution vulnerability in karma-runner grunt-karma 4.0.1 via the key variable in grunt-karma.js.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hcj4-xf6x-63wj	Grunt-karma vulnerable to prototype pollution

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.138% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/karma-runner/grunt-karma/blob/45b925964f55870f375c6e670d9945b223c984f5/tasks/grunt-karma.js#L109
https://github.com/karma-runner/grunt-karma/blob/45b925964f55870f375c6e670d9945b223c984f5/tasks/grunt-karma.js#L26
https://github.com/karma-runner/grunt-karma/issues/311

History

May 15, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Grunt-karma Project Grunt-karma

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 15, 2025, 2:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 14, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 15, 2025, 2:52 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:29 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:29 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 14, 2022, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM

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