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CVE-2024-38985 — Vulnerability in cool-path — CVE Details

HIGH

depath and cool-path vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via `set()` Method

Published March 28, 2025Updated March 31, 2025Source: osv

Summary

janryWang products depath v1.0.6 and cool-path v1.1.2 were discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the set() method at setIn (lib/index.js:90). This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 28, 2025 (563 days ago).
  • Last revised March 31, 2025 — 3 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
cool-path
npm
All versionsRange-based data available
depath
npm
All versionsRange-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-1321
    Prototype PollutionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38985?
depath and cool-path vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via `set()` Method This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-38985?
CVE-2024-38985 affects cool-path and depath. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-38985 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-4h4x-4m75-47j4

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