@nevware21/ts-utils: Prototype Pollution in objDeepCopy/objCopyProps via for...in without hasOwnProperty
The _copyProps function in lib/src/object/copy.ts uses for...in to iterate over source object properties without an Object.hasOwnProperty check, and does not filter dangerous keys (proto, constructor, prototype). This allows an attacker to pollute the prototype chain of all objects in the application.
In _copyProps() (copy.ts lines 186-191), the code iterates all enumerable properties including inherited ones and dangerous keys like proto. Any object with a proto key (e.g., from untrusted JSON input) will overwrite the target's prototype.
const malicious = JSON.parse('{"__proto__": {"polluted": true}}');
objDeepCopy(malicious);
console.log({}.polluted); // true
Add objHasOwnProperty check and filter proto, constructor, prototype keys.
Why this VPI (explainable, experimental)
VPI breakdown
| Impact(severity-tier estimate) | 80.00 |
| Exploitation signal(No additional exploitation signal) | ×1.00 |
| VPI | 80.00 |
VPI formula vpi-v1