CVE-2022-31051 — semantic-release is an open source npm package for automated version management
semantic-release is an open source npm package for automated version management and package publishing. In affected versions secrets that would normally be masked by semantic-release can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that are excluded from uri encoding by `
Published
2022-06-09T20:05:12.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-23T18:17:20.711Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
semantic-release is an open source npm package for automated version management and package publishing. In affected versions secrets that would normally be masked by semantic-release can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that are excluded from uri encoding by `encodeURI`. Occurrence is further limited to execution contexts where push access to the related repository is not…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| semantic-release | semantic | release — >= 17.0.4, < 19.0.3 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-06-09T20:05:12.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-04-23T18:17:20.711Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-x2…
- github.com — https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/58a226f29c04ee56bbb0…
- developer.mozilla.org — https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects…
- github.com — https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v19.0.3
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