[Fix] parse: Fix parsing when the global Object prototype is frozen

Author: jportner

lib/parse.js

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ var isoSentinel = 'utf8=%26%2310003%3B'; // encodeURIComponent('✓')
 var charsetSentinel = 'utf8=%E2%9C%93'; // encodeURIComponent('✓')
 
 var parseValues = function parseQueryStringValues(str, options) {
-    var obj = {};
+    var obj = { __proto__: null };
+
     var cleanStr = options.ignoreQueryPrefix ? str.replace(/^\?/, '') : str;
     var limit = options.parameterLimit === Infinity ? undefined : options.parameterLimit;
     var parts = cleanStr.split(options.delimiter, limit);

package.json

@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@
         "eslint": "=8.8.0",
         "evalmd": "^0.0.19",
         "for-each": "^0.3.3",
+        "has-override-mistake": "^1.0.0",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0",
         "has-symbols": "^1.0.3",
         "iconv-lite": "^0.5.1",
         "in-publish": "^2.0.1",
         "mkdirp": "^0.5.5",
+        "mock-property": "^1.0.0",
         "npmignore": "^0.3.0",
         "nyc": "^10.3.2",
         "object-inspect": "^1.12.3",

test/parse.js

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var test = require('tape');
-var qs = require('../');
-var utils = require('../lib/utils');
+var hasPropertyDescriptors = require('has-property-descriptors')();
 var iconv = require('iconv-lite');
+var mockProperty = require('mock-property');
+var hasOverrideMistake = require('has-override-mistake')();
 var SaferBuffer = require('safer-buffer').Buffer;
 
+var qs = require('../');
+var utils = require('../lib/utils');
+
 test('parse()', function (t) {
     t.test('parses a simple string', function (st) {
         st.deepEqual(qs.parse('0=foo'), { 0: 'foo' });
@@ -601,6 +605,34 @@ test('parse()', function (t) {
         st.end();
     });
 
+    t.test('does not crash when the global Object prototype is frozen', { skip: !hasPropertyDescriptors || !hasOverrideMistake }, function (st) {
+        // We can't actually freeze the global Object prototype as that will interfere with other tests, and once an object is frozen, it
+        // can't be unfrozen. Instead, we add a new non-writable property to simulate this.
+        st.teardown(mockProperty(Object.prototype, 'frozenProp', { value: 'foo', nonWritable: true, nonEnumerable: true }));
+
+        st['throws'](
+            function () {
+                var obj = {};
+                obj.frozenProp = 'bar';
+            },
+            // node < 6 has a different error message
+            /^TypeError: Cannot assign to read only property 'frozenProp' of (?:object '#<Object>'|#<Object>)/,
+            'regular assignment of an inherited non-writable property throws'
+        );
+
+        var parsed;
+        st.doesNotThrow(
+            function () {
+                parsed = qs.parse('frozenProp', { allowPrototypes: false });
+            },
+            'parsing a nonwritable Object.prototype property does not throw'
+        );
+
+        st.deepEqual(parsed, {}, 'bare "frozenProp" results in {}');
+
+        st.end();
+    });
+
     t.test('params starting with a closing bracket', function (st) {
         st.deepEqual(qs.parse(']=toString'), { ']': 'toString' });
         st.deepEqual(qs.parse(']]=toString'), { ']]': 'toString' });