{"cve":"CVE-2022-4742","nvd":{"published":"2022-12-26T08:15:09.587","modified":"2026-06-17T05:21:42.653","status":"Modified","description":"A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in json-pointer up to 0.6.1. Affected by this issue is the function set of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution'). The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.6.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 859c9984b6c407fc2d5a0a7e47c7274daa681941. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216794 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-1321"],"references":["https://github.com/manuelstofer/json-pointer/commit/859c9984b6c407fc2d5a0a7e47c7274daa681941","https://github.com/manuelstofer/json-pointer/pull/36","https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216794","https://vuldb.com/?id.216794","https://github.com/manuelstofer/json-pointer/commit/859c9984b6c407fc2d5a0a7e47c7274daa681941"],"products":["json-pointer_project:json-pointer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:31.370122805+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-4742","score":0.01099,"percentile":0.65666,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6xrf-q977-5vgc","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6xrf-q977-5vgc","summary":"json-pointer vulnerable to Prototype Pollution","modified":"2024-04-04T13:49:56Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"json-pointer","purl":"pkg:npm/json-pointer","ranges":["<0.6.2"],"fixed":["0.6.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}