7.5

CVE-2022-24999: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2023-0053UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24999USN-7693-1
Published 26-11-2022Last modified 29-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-24999 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 15.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
15.70%
0%100%
Medium · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
RHSA-2023:0050RHSA-2023:0612RHSA-2023:1533RHSA-2023:1742

Timeline

  1. 26-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

qs before 6.10.3, as used in Express before 4.17.3 and other products, allows attackers to cause a Node process hang for an Express application because an __ proto__ key can be used. In many typical Express use cases, an unauthenticated remote attacker can place the attack payload in the query string of the URL that is used to visit the application, such as a[__proto__]=b&a[__proto__]&a[length]=100000000. The fix was backported to qs 6.9.7, 6.8.3, 6.7.3, 6.6.1, 6.5.3, 6.4.1, 6.3.3, and 6.2.4 (and therefore Express 4.17.3, which has "deps: qs@6.9.7" in its release description, is not vulnerable).

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

15.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.07 pp

From 15.62% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cve 2022 24999

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • node-qs< 6.5.2-1+deb10u1 | < 6.10.3+ds+~6.9.7-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Ubuntu2 products
  • node-express< 4.17.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • node-qs< 6.9.1+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Mageia1 product
  • nodejs-qs< 6.5.3-1.mga8
Npm1 product
  • qs≥ 6.10.0, < 6.10.3 | ≥ 6.9.0, < 6.9.7 | ≥ 6.8.0, < 6.8.3 | ≥ 6.7.0, < 6.7.3 | ≥ 6.6.0, < 6.6.1 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.3 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.1 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.3 | < 6.2.4
Openjsf1 product
Qs_project1 product
  • qs< 6.2.4 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.3 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.3 | ≥ 6.7.0, < 6.7.3 | ≥ 6.8.0, < 6.8.3 | ≥ 6.9.0, < 6.9.7 | ≥ 6.10.0, < 6.10.3 | 6.4.0 | 6.6.0

6 vendors · 8 products

References

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