Prototype pollution vulnerability in mergeDeep after merging results of two standard schema validations with the same key. Due to the ordering of merging, there must be an any type that is set as a standalone guard, to allow for the __proto__ prop to be merged.
When combined with GHSA-8vch-m3f4-q8jf this allows for a full RCE by an attacker.
Routes with more than 2 standalone schema validation, eg. zod
Example vulnerable code:
import { Elysia } from "elysia"
import * as z from "zod"
const app = new Elysia()
.guard({
schema: "standalone",
body: z.object({
data: z.any()
})
})
.post("/", ({ body }) => ({ body, win: {}.foo }), {
body: z.object({
data: z.object({
messageId: z.string("pollute-me"),
})
})
})
Patched by 1.4.17 (https://github.com/elysiajs/elysia/pull/1564)
Reference commit:
- https://github.com/elysiajs/elysia/pull/1564/commits/26935bf76ebc43b4a43d48b173fc853de43bb51e
- https://github.com/elysiajs/elysia/pull/1564/commits/3af978663e437dccc6c1a2a3aff4b74e1574849e
Remove __proto__ key from body
Example plugin for removing __proto__ from body
new Elysia()
.onTransform(({ body, headers }) => {
if (headers['content-type'] === 'application/json')
return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(body), (k, v) => {
if (k === '__proto__') return
return v
})
})
| Score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 0.20% | 42.10% |
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 4.0 | — |
|
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| GHSA | GHSA-hxj9-33pp-j2cc ↗ |
| CVE | CVE-2025-66456 ↗ |
| CWE id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-1321 | Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') |
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | First patched | Vulnerable functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | elysia | >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.17 | 1.4.17 | — |