CVE-2026-85625 PUBLISHED

sift 17.1.3 Prototype Pollution Remote Code Execution via $where

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

sift (sift.js) 17.1.3 enumerates query keys with for...in, which walks the object prototype chain, and dispatches any matched operator key including $where. The $where operation compiles a string value into a function using new Function unless CSP_ENABLED is set (not set by default). As a result, if a prototype-pollution primitive elsewhere in the process sets Object.prototype.$where to a malicious string, even benign filter calls such as sift({}) execute arbitrary JavaScript. Additionally, passing an untrusted query object containing a string $where directly to sift results in code execution under the default configuration.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Product Status

Vendor crcn
Product sift.js
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 17.1.3 (incl.)

Credits

  • George Chen finder

References

Problem Types

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