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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

Prototype Pollution in dot-object

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Medium severitynpmdot-object

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Description

dot-object before 2.1.3 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The set function could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a proto payload.

Recommendation

Update the dot-object package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 2.1.3
  • Patched version(s): 2.1.3

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