Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionWeakness · CWE-400

CVE-2024-57079

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A prototype pollution in the lib.deepMerge function of @zag-js/core v0.50.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the lib.deepMerge function of @zag-js/core v0.50.0. Attackers can supply a crafted payload that pollutes the JavaScript prototype object, which can lead to denial of service by causing unexpected behavior or application crashes.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of @zag-js/core when available. Until then, validate and sanitize all input passed to the deepMerge function to reject prototype-manipulating payloads.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed version of @zag-js/core
    Run 'npm list @zag-js/core' or check package.json dependencies to see the exact version installed
    Affected if The installed version is v0.50.0 specifically (the only affected version listed in this CVE)
  2. Locate deepMerge usage in codebase
    Search for imports or references to 'deepMerge' from '@zag-js/core' or 'lib.deepMerge' in your source code using grep or IDE search
    Affected if Your codebase imports and uses the deepMerge function from @zag-js/core
  3. Inspect input sources to deepMerge
    Trace all call sites of deepMerge and identify whether any receive data from external sources (HTTP requests, user input, APIs, JSON parsing)
    Affected if Untrusted or user-supplied data is passed as an argument to deepMerge without prior sanitization
  4. Check for prototype-manipulating properties in input handling
    Review the data flow into deepMerge calls and look for objects containing '__proto__', 'constructor', or 'prototype' keys that could be merged
    Affected if Input passed to deepMerge may contain object keys that could modify the JavaScript prototype object

You are affected if @zag-js/core v0.50.0 is installed and untrusted input reaches the deepMerge function without validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched version of @zag-js/core when available. Until then, validate and sanitize all input passed to the deepMerge function to reject prototype-manipulating payloads.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

latest stable version of @zag-js/core (version >0.50.0)

  1. Update the @zag-js/core dependency in package.json to a version greater than 0.50.0 (e.g., use ^0.51.0 or @latest).
  2. Run npm install or yarn install to fetch the updated package.
  3. Test the application to confirm the prototype pollution issue in lib.deepMerge is resolved.
Caveat Review the release notes for any breaking changes between v0.50.0 and the new version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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