Описание
deepHas vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via constructor.prototype
Summary
A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in version 1.0.7 of the deephas npm package that allows an attacker to modify global object behavior. This issue was fixed in version 1.0.8.
Details
The vulnerability resides in the add() function and indexer() function implemented within deepHas.js. Although version 1.0.7 attempts to prevent prototype pollution by checking property ownership (e.g., using Object.hasOwnProperty) and by checking against forbidden string usage (using String.prototype.indexOf), this check can be bypassed as shown in the PoC
By doing so, an attacker can inject properties into Object.prototype through a payload such as constructor.prototype.polluted or proto.polluted resulting in prototype pollution.
This issue affects all JavaScript runtimes that rely on npm packages (including Node.js, Deno, and Bun) and is independent of the operating system.
PoC
Steps to reproduce
- Install version 1.0.7 of
deephasusing npm install - Run one of the following code snippets:
OR
Expected behavior
Prototype pollution should be prevented and {} should not gain new properties. This should be printed on the console:
Actual behavior
Object.prototype is polluted and the property polluted becomes globally accessible. This is printed on the console:
Impact
This is a prototype pollution vulnerability, which can have severe security implications depending on how deephas is used by downstream applications. Any application that processes attacker-controlled input using deephas.set may be affected.
It could potentially lead to the following problems:
- Authentication bypass
- Denial of service
- Remote code execution (if polluted property is passed to sinks like eval or child_process)
Пакеты
deephas
< 1.0.8
1.0.8
Связанные уязвимости
deepHas provides a test for the existence of a nested object key and optionally returns that key. A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in version 1.0.7 of the deephas npm package that allows an attacker to modify global object behavior. This issue was fixed in version 1.0.8.