Prototype pollution Course

Exploring prototype pollution in Node.js.

33 minutes

Course description

Prototype pollution is a JavaScript-specific type of attack that can lead to multiple outcomes, including SQL injections, denial of service and arbitrary code execution. In this course, we will go through real-life examples of such attacks and learn to protect against them.

Syllabus

Prototype pollution in Node.js - let's exploit

Video - 00:17:00
In this video, we will focus on a real-life exploitation of a prototype pollution and how it can lead to arbitrary code execution on the server.
Prototype pollution - the basics

Video - 00:16:00
Prototype pollution is a JavaScript-specific type of attack that can lead to multiple outcomes, including SQL injections, denial of service and arbitrary code execution. In this video, we will go through real-life examples of such attacks and learn to protect against them.

Meet the author

Vladimir de Turckheim

Vladimir is a core Node.js collaborator and is involved in most security-related topics of the Node.js project. He has worked for seven years as an Application Security expert at Sqreen and as a Staff Engineer at Datadog. He is now building a new company.
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