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Security checkJanuary 29, 2023

deep-parse-json vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

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Medium severitynpmdeep-parse-json

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Description

deep-parse-json version 1.0.2 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not correctly validate the incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.

Recommendation

No fix is available yet. Followings are affected versions:

  • <= 1.0.2

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