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Prototype pollution
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<p>Prototype pollution is a class of vulnerabilities in <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> runtimes that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary properties in an object's prototype. In a prototype pollution attack, attackers inject properties into existing JavaScript construct prototypes, trying to compromise the application. </p>