Critical
requirejs — security advisory
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.
- Products
- requirejs
- Affected versions
- 2.1.18-1, 2.1.20-1, 2.1.22-1, 2.3.2-1, 2.3.6+ds+~2.1.34-2, 2.3.6+ds-1, 2.3.6-1, 2.3.7+ds+~2.1.37-1, 2.3.8+ds+~2.1.37-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-38999
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38999
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Complete source record
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