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Security checkJanuary 27, 2023

Prototype Pollution in libnested

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Description

The package libnested before 1.5.2 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the set function in index.js. Note: This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-28283

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): < 1.5.2
  • Patched version(s): 1.5.2

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