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Feathers - Query “__proto__” is converted to real prototype

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Feather-Sequalize cleanQuery method uses insecure recursive logic to filter unsupported keys from the query object. This results in a Remote Code Execution (RCE) with privileges of application.

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CVEs
CVE-2022-29823
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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7 Nov 2026, 10:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Feathers - Query “__proto__” is converted to real prototype

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Oct 2022, 00:00 UTC

Feather-Sequalize cleanQuery method uses insecure recursive logic to filter unsupported keys from the query object. This results in a Remote Code Execution (RCE) with privileges of application.

osv:CVE-2022-29823
Complete source record
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