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Security checkJune 28, 2024

protobufjs Prototype Pollution vulnerability

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Description

protobuf.js (aka protobufjs) 6.10.0 until 6.11.4 and 7.0.0 until 7.2.4 allows Prototype Pollution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-25878. A user-controlled protobuf message can be used by an attacker to pollute the prototype of Object.prototype by adding and overwriting its data and functions.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): **>= 7.0.0, < 7.2.5 >= 6.10.0, < 6.11.4**
  • Patched version(s): **7.2.5 6.11.4**

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