dot-properties 1.0.1 lib.parse prototype pollution

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A vulnerability has been found in dot-properties 1.0.1 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function lib.parse. This manipulation causes prototype pollution. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-57084. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in dot-properties 1.0.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function lib.parse. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a prototype pollution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1321. The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A prototype pollution in the function lib.parse of dot-properties v1.0.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload.

The advisory is shared at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-57084 since 01/09/2025. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-53526). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• dot-properties

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• 1.0.1

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