CVE-2022-21144

HIGH
Published May 1, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 1, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

This affects all versions of package libxmljs. When invoking the libxmljs.parseXml function with a non-buffer argument the V8 code will attempt invoking the .toString method of the argument. If the argument's toString value is not a Function object V8 will crash.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
libxmljs_projectlibxmljs* <0.19.8

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/commit/2501807bde9b38cfaed06d1e140487516d91379d
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/pull/594
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LIBXMLJS-2348756
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/commit/2501807bde9b38cfaed06d1e140487516d91379d
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/pull/594
    PatchThird Party Advisory