Object prototype modification via array-valued path keys
Published Sep 11, 2024 · Updated Jul 20, 2026
Prototype pollution in Luke Edwards dset before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to modify Object.prototype via crafted path arrays. The dset and dset/merge functions compare each path key with blocked names before coercing it to a string, so an array-valued key such as ['proto'] bypasses the check and selects Object.prototype. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled path components; polluted properties can alter application behavior or interrupt the service.
Summary
What happened
Prototype pollution in Luke Edwards dset before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to modify Object.prototype via crafted path arrays. The dset and dset/merge functions compare each path key with blocked names before coercing it to a string, so an array-valued key such as ['proto'] bypasses the check and selects Object.prototype. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled path components; polluted properties can alter application behavior or interrupt the service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-21529
- Published
- Sep 11, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-1321, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Snyk dset prototype pollution proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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