CVE-2022-37623
thlorenz browserify-shim vulnerable to prototype pollution
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
- Record
CVE-2022-37623- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
- Record
CVE-2022-37623- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7077
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7077- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfgr-75jx-h88g
thlorenz browserify-shim vulnerable to prototype pollution
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
- Record
GHSA-cfgr-75jx-h88g- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
- Record
CVE-2022-37623- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cfgr-75jx-h88g
thlorenz browserify-shim vulnerable to prototype pollution
Prototype pollution vulnerability in function resolveShims in resolve-shims.js in thlorenz browserify-shim 3.8.15 via the shimPath variable in resolve-shims.js.
- Record
GHSA-cfgr-75jx-h88g- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
browserify-shimnpm |
through 3.8.15 | 3.8.16 |
browserify-shimnpm |
before 3.8.16 | 3.8.16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-37623 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Browserify-shim Project Browserify-shim, published October 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in browserify-shim 3.8.16.
References
github.com/thlorenz/browserify-shim/blob/464b32bbe142664cd9796059798f6c738ea3de8f/lib/resolve-shims.js
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37623