Critical

tree-kit Prototype Pollution vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 17.08.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A Prototype Pollution issue in Cronvel Tree-kit v.0.7.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the extend function.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package tree-kit < 0.7.5 0.7.5

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1321
Platform
npm
Package
tree-kit
Disclosed
17.08.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: tree-kit

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
12.2022 08.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 1
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. tree-kit Prototype Pollution vulnerability this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-38894 < 0.7.5 0.7.5
  2. High · 7.8 CVE-2021-4278 < 0.7.0 0.7.0

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