Prototype Pollution for Beginners

Prototype Pollution for Beginners

Dive into one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities in JavaScript: Prototype Pollution in this 13-minute video tutorial. Explore how this vulnerability allows attackers to inject or modify properties across all objects of a certain type, leading to severe security risks like XSS, code execution, denial of service, and security bypasses. Learn about prototype pollution in both client-side and server-side JavaScript, understand the prototype chain and its workings, and examine real-world examples of how attackers manipulate the prototype to exploit web applications. Gain practical insights through a hands-on lab demonstration and deepen your understanding of the prototype chain in JavaScript to enhance your cybersecurity knowledge.