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Security checkJune 24, 2024

Prototype Pollution in async

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Description

A vulnerability exists in Async through 3.2.1 for 3.x and through 2.6.3 for 2.x (fixed in 3.2.2 and 2.6.4), which could let a malicious user obtain privileges via the mapValues() method.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): **>= 2.0.0, < 2.6.4 >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.2**
  • Patched version(s): **2.6.4 3.2.2**

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