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chore(deps): update dependency flatted to v3.4.2 [vulnerability]#446

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package Change Age Confidence
flatted 3.4.13.4.2 age confidence

GitHub Vulnerability Alerts

CVE-2026-33228


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;


Release Notes

WebReflection/flatted (flatted)

v3.4.2

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@luca-gr4vy luca-gr4vy merged commit 8184320 into main Mar 23, 2026
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