CVE-2026-33228
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
flatted is a circular JSON parser. Prior to version 3.4.2, the parse() function in flatted can use attacker-controlled string values from the parsed JSON as direct array index keys, without validating that they are numeric. Since the internal input buffer is a JavaScript Array, accessing it with the key "__proto__" returns Array.prototype via the inherited getter. This object is then treated as a legitimate parsed value and assigned as a property of the output object, effectively leaking a live reference to Array.prototype to the consumer. Any code that subsequently writes to that property will pollute the global prototype. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.2.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–9.8
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affected products (6)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1220IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, und um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2933Splunk SOAR: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk SOAR ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- GHSA-rf6f-7fwh-wjghPrototype Pollution via parse() in NodeJS flatted2026-03-19ghsa · osvUS
--- **Summary** The parse() function in flatted can use attacker-controlled string values from the parsed JSON as direct array index keys, without validating that they are numeric. Since the internal input buffer is a JavaScript Array, accessing it with the key "\_\_proto\_\_" returns Array.prototype via the inherited getter. This object is then treated as a legitimate parsed value and assigned as a property of the output object, effectively leaking a live reference to Array.prototype to the consumer. Any code that subsequently writes to that property will pollute the global prototype. --- **Root Cause** File: esm/index.js:29 (identical in cjs/index.js) ``` const resolver = (input, lazy, parsed, $) => output => { for (let ke = keys(output), {length} = ke, y = 0; y < length; y++) { const k = ke[y]; const value = output[k]; if (value instanceof Primitive) { const tmp = input[value]; // Bug is here ``` No validation that value is a safe numeric index input is built as a plain Array. JavaScript's property lookup on arrays traverses the prototype chain for non-numeric keys. The key "\_\_proto\_\_" resolves to Array.prototype, which: - has type "object" → passes the typeof tmp === object guard at line 30 - is not in the parsed Set yet → passes the !parsed.has(tmp) guard. - The reference to Array.prototype is then enqueued in lazy and later unconditionally assigned to the output object. --- **Replication Steps** ``` const Flatted = require('flatted'); const parsed = Flatted.parse('[{"x":"__proto__"}]'); parsed.x.polluted = 'pwned'; console.log([].polluted); // Returns true ``` --- **Impact** An attacker can supply a crafted flatted string to parse() that causes the returned object to hold a live reference to Array.prototype, enabling any downstream code that writes to that property to pollute the global prototype chain, potentially causing denial of service or code execution. **Recommended solution** Validate that the index string represents an integer within the bounds of input before accessing it: // Before (vulnerable) const tmp = input[value]; // After (safe) const idx = +value; // coerce boxed String → number const tmp = (Number.isInteger(idx) && idx >= 0 && idx < input.length) ? input[idx] : undefined;
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references (16)
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- https://github.com/WebReflection/flattedPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/commit/885ddcc33cf9657caf38c57c7be45ae1c5272802cnnvd
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/releases/tag/v3.4.2cnnvd
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/security/advisories/GHSA-rf6f-7fwh-wjghcnnvd
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/commit/885ddcc33cf9657caf38c57c7be45ae1c5272802enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/releases/tag/v3.4.2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/security/advisories/GHSA-rf6f-7fwh-wjghenisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13826nvd
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