dref 0.1.2 lib.set prototype pollution

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A vulnerability was found in dref 0.1.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function lib.set. Such manipulation leads to prototype pollution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-26278. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in dref 0.1.2. Affected by this issue is the function lib.set. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a prototype pollution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A prototype pollution in the lib.set function of dref v0.1.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload.

The advisory is shared for download at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-26278 since 02/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

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• dref

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• 0.1.2

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