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Security checkSeptember 21, 2023

jszip Vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

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Medium severitynpmjszip

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Description

This affects the package jszip before 3.7.0. Crafting a new zip file with filenames set to Object prototype values (e.g __proto__, toString, etc) results in a returned object with a modified prototype instance.

Recommendation

Update the jszip package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): **< 2.7.0 >= 3.0.0, < 3.7.0**
  • Patched version(s): **2.7.0 3.7.0**

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