ubuntu-cve-2024-38999
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-07-01 13:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:10
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
10.0 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38999",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:10:21Z",
  "published": "2024-07-01T13:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38999"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38999"
    },
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      "url": "https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a"
    }
  ],
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-38999"
  ]
}



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