From fc3682776670524a42e19709ec4a8138d0d7afda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Harband <ljharb@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:15:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] [Fix] `parse`: ignore `__proto__` keys (#428)

---
 lib/parse.js  |  2 +-
 test/parse.js | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index 177a569e..48cdad8a 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ var parseObject = function (chain, val, options, valuesParsed) {
             ) {
                 obj = [];
                 obj[index] = leaf;
-            } else {
+            } else if (cleanRoot !== '__proto__') {
                 obj[cleanRoot] = leaf;
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/parse.js b/test/parse.js
index 0e440f42..213adb26 100644
--- a/test/parse.js
+++ b/test/parse.js
@@ -620,6 +620,66 @@ test('parse()', function (t) {
         st.end();
     });
 
+    t.test('dunder proto is ignored', function (st) {
+        var payload = 'categories[__proto__]=login&categories[__proto__]&categories[length]=42';
+        var result = qs.parse(payload, { allowPrototypes: true });
+
+        st.deepEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                categories: {
+                    length: '42'
+                }
+            },
+            'silent [[Prototype]] payload'
+        );
+
+        var plainResult = qs.parse(payload, { allowPrototypes: true, plainObjects: true });
+
+        st.deepEqual(
+            plainResult,
+            {
+                __proto__: null,
+                categories: {
+                    __proto__: null,
+                    length: '42'
+                }
+            },
+            'silent [[Prototype]] payload: plain objects'
+        );
+
+        var query = qs.parse('categories[__proto__]=cats&categories[__proto__]=dogs&categories[some][json]=toInject', { allowPrototypes: true });
+
+        st.notOk(Array.isArray(query.categories), 'is not an array');
+        st.notOk(query.categories instanceof Array, 'is not instanceof an array');
+        st.deepEqual(query.categories, { some: { json: 'toInject' } });
+        st.equal(JSON.stringify(query.categories), '{"some":{"json":"toInject"}}', 'stringifies as a non-array');
+
+        st.deepEqual(
+            qs.parse('foo[__proto__][hidden]=value&foo[bar]=stuffs', { allowPrototypes: true }),
+            {
+                foo: {
+                    bar: 'stuffs'
+                }
+            },
+            'hidden values'
+        );
+
+        st.deepEqual(
+            qs.parse('foo[__proto__][hidden]=value&foo[bar]=stuffs', { allowPrototypes: true, plainObjects: true }),
+            {
+                __proto__: null,
+                foo: {
+                    __proto__: null,
+                    bar: 'stuffs'
+                }
+            },
+            'hidden values: plain objects'
+        );
+
+        st.end();
+    });
+
     t.test('can return null objects', { skip: !Object.create }, function (st) {
         var expected = Object.create(null);
         expected.a = Object.create(null);