A type confusion vulnerability exists in the handling of the string addition (+) operation within the QuickJS engine.
* The code first checks if the left-hand operand is a string.
* It then attempts to convert the right-hand operand to a primitive value using JS_ToPrimitiveFree. This conversion can trigger a callback (e.g., toString or valueOf).
* During this callback, an attacker can modify the type of the left-hand operand in memory, changing it from a string to a different type (e.g., an object or an array).
* The code then proceeds to call JS_ConcatStringInPlace, which still treats the modified left-hand value as a string.
This mismatch between the assumed type (string) and the actual type allows an attacker to control the data structure being processed by the concatenation logic, resulting in a type confusion condition. This can lead to out-of-bounds memory access, potentially resulting in memory corruption and arbitrary code execution in the context of the QuickJS runtime.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bellard.org/quickjs/Changelog | Release Notes |
| https://issuetracker.google.com/434193023 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
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History
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Information
Published : 2025-10-16 16:15
Updated : 2025-10-29 18:58
NVD link : CVE-2025-62494
Mitre link : CVE-2025-62494
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-62494
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Products Affected
quickjs_project
- quickjs
CWE
CWE-704
Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast