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Security checkNovember 29, 2023

Validation Bypass in kind-of

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Description

Versions of kind-of 6.x prior to 6.0.3 are vulnerable to a Validation Bypass. A maliciously crafted object can alter the result of the type check, allowing attackers to bypass the type checking validation.

Recommendation

Update the kind-of package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3
  • Patched version(s): 6.0.3

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