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HIGH 8.6

GHSA-qcm7-3vpr-hj5h

@adonisjs/bodyparser has an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25754

Details

### Summary

The fix for [GHSA-f5x2-vj4h-vg4c](https://github.com/adonisjs/core/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x2-vj4h-vg4c) / CVE-2026-25754 introduced in commit [`40e1c71`](https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/commit/40e1c71f958cffb74f6b91bed6630dca979062ed) is incomplete and can be bypassed through nested prototype pollution payloads.

The original patch replaced the internal `FormFields` storage object with `Object.create(null)`, preventing direct payloads such as `__proto__.polluted`. However, payloads containing a non-dangerous segment before `__proto__` or `constructor.prototype`, such as `user.__proto__.polluted`, still lead to `Object.prototype` pollution.

This issue is exploitable remotely through a single unauthenticated `multipart/form-data` request using the default configuration.

### Affected versions

- `>= 10.1.3 < 10.1.5` - `>= 11.0.0-next.9 < 11.0.3`

### Details

The regression tests added by the original fix only covered direct payloads such as:

- `__proto__.polluted` - `constructor.prototype.polluted`

These payloads are blocked because the root object no longer inherits from `Object.prototype`.

However, lodash `_.set()` (via `@poppinss/utils`) still creates intermediate objects using plain `{}` values. Once a normal segment is encountered, subsequent `__proto__` or `constructor.prototype` segments regain access to `Object.prototype`.

### Impact

An unauthenticated attacker can remotely pollute `Object.prototype` on any route accepting multipart/form-data requests behind `BodyParserMiddleware`.

Because the pollution is process-wide, the impact may include authorization bypasses, unexpected behavior in downstream libraries, or prototype pollution gadget chains leading to remote code execution.

### Patches

Fixes targeting v6 and v7 have been published below.

Users should upgrade to a version that includes the following fix:

- https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/releases/tag/v10.1.5 - https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/releases/tag/v11.0.3

### References

- [CWE-1321](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1321.html) - Prior advisory this bypasses: [GHSA-f5x2-vj4h-vg4c](https://github.com/adonisjs/core/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x2-vj4h-vg4c) / CVE-2026-25754

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Affected packages

npm / @adonisjs/bodyparser
Introduced in: 10.1.3 Fixed in: 10.1.5
Fix npm install @adonisjs/bodyparser@10.1.5
npm / @adonisjs/bodyparser
Introduced in: 11.0.0-next.9 Fixed in: 11.0.3
Fix npm install @adonisjs/bodyparser@11.0.3

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