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Prototype Pollution

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The package convict before 6.2.2 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the convict function due to missing validation of parentKey. **Note:** This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix of another [vulnerability](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVICT-1062508)

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CVEs
CVE-2022-22143
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 00:53 UTC · Revision 1

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Prototype Pollution

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 May 2022, 15:30 UTC

The package convict before 6.2.2 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the convict function due to missing validation of parentKey. **Note:** This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix of another [vulnerability](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVICT-1062508)

osv:CVE-2022-22143
Complete source record
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  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The package convict before 6.2.2 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the convict function due to missing validation of parentKey. **Note:** This vulnerability derives from an incomplete fix of another [vulnerability](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVICT-1062508)",
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