Checking if a JavaScript native function is monkey patched

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	Checking if a JavaScript native function is monkey patched (mmazzarolo.com)
	7 points by mmazzarolo 1412 days ago

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cabirum 1411 days ago

Are there legit cases where monkey patching native funcs is justified? Many scanners report this as vulnerability, so I would expect browsers and standards bodies to eventually prohibit messing with native apis.

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mmazzarolo 1411 days ago

Off the top of my head:

- Overriding the fetch/XHR API for error monitoring (there's no other way to listen for them unless you use Service Workers)

- Polyfilling features on top of existing APIs

But you might not see them as "justified".

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