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GHSA-776f-qx25-q3cc: xml2js is vulnerable to prototype pollution
xml2js version 0.4.23 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.
xml2js is vulnerable to prototype pollution
High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 5, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 7, 2023
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xml2js version 0.4.23 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.