Vulnerability details

flat-to-nested converts a hierarchy from a flat representation to a nested representation. Prior to 1.1.2, FlatToNested.prototype.convert in index.js uses attacker-influenced id and parent record fields directly as keys in the plain temp and pendingChildOf objects. When parent or id is __proto__, temp[parent] can resolve to Object.prototype, and initPush() can write attacker-controlled data to the global children prototype property while existing prototype methods remain intact. Any application that passes attacker-influenced flat records to convert() can therefore expose unrelated objects to polluted inherited state, causing application-logic corruption or denial of service and potentially enabling greater impact when a downstream prototype-pollution gadget is present. The constructor and prototype strings are also unsafe inherited-key values in the same lookup design. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.2.

• https://github.com/joaonuno/flat-to-nested-js/security/advisories/GHSA-hp36-v28f-w3r4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
• https://github.com/joaonuno/flat-to-nested-js/commit/680a5ebe1194edda16fa93baaa56ff14fe0e3d7f x_refsource_MISC
• https://github.com/joaonuno/flat-to-nested-js/releases/tag/v1.1.2 x_refsource_MISC