CVE-2024-38999: jrburke requirejs vulnerable to prototype pollution

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1321

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.

Affected products

Jrburke Requirejs: 2.3.6
Npm Requirejs: before 2.3.7 — fixed in 2.3.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Npm Requirejs 2.3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a
https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/9acae342285bd2998fa09ebcb1e6d30a

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