CVE-2022-24999 @ Npm-qs-5.2.1

[RobertMickleCx]

Vulnerable Package issue exists @ Npm-qs-5.2.1 in branch master

The qs package as used in Express through 4.17.3 and other products, allows attackers to cause a Node process hang for an Express application because an "__ proto__ key" can be used. In many typical Express use cases, an unauthenticated remote attacker can place the attack payload in the query string of the URL that is used to visit the application, such as "a[proto]=b&a[proto]&a[length]=100000000". This vulnerability affects qs versions through 6.2.3, 6.3.0 through 6.3.2, 6.4.0, 6.5.0 through 6.5.2, 6.6.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.8.0 through 6.8.2, 6.9.0 through 6.9.6 and 6.10.0 through 6.10.2 (and therefore Express 4.17.3, which has "deps: qs@6.9.7" in its release description, is not vulnerable).

Namespace: RobertMickleCx
Repository: NodeGoat
Repository Url: https://github.com/RobertMickleCx/NodeGoat
CxAST-Project: RobertMickleCx/NodeGoat
CxAST platform scan: e7941f4d-fb14-4e6e-9cdc-c12dbbe3cdc7
Branch: master
Application: NodeGoat
Severity: HIGH
State: NOT_IGNORED
Status: RECURRENT
CWE: CWE-1321

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Additional Info
Attack vector: NETWORK
Attack complexity: LOW
Confidentiality impact: NONE
Availability impact: HIGH
Remediation Upgrade Recommendation: 6.2.4

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