javascript-obfuscator · sanex3339 · Nov 29, 2025 · Nov 29, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ v4.1.2
 ---
 * Fix `transformObjectKeys` performance in some edge-cases
 * Fix `controlFlowFlattening` + optional chaining compatibility. Fixes https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/1325
+* Don't obfuscate import.meta.*. Fixes https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/1267
 * Revert `Improved stringArray calls wrapper templates` commit. Fixes https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/1330
 * Don't publish root index.ts files to NPM. Fixes https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/1252
 * Update `class-validator` version. Fixes https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/1324

diff --git a/src/container/modules/node-transformers/PreparingTransformersModule.ts b/src/container/modules/node-transformers/PreparingTransformersModule.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import { CustomCodeHelpersTransformer } from '../../../node-transformers/prepari
 import { EvalCallExpressionTransformer } from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/EvalCallExpressionTransformer';
 import { ForceTransformStringObfuscatingGuard } from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/ForceTransformStringObfuscatingGuard';
 import { IgnoredImportObfuscatingGuard } from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/IgnoredImportObfuscatingGuard';
+import {
+  ImportMetaObfuscationGuard
+} from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/ImportMetaObfuscationGuard';
 import { MetadataTransformer } from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/MetadataTransformer';
 import { ObfuscatingGuardsTransformer } from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/ObfuscatingGuardsTransformer';
 import { ParentificationTransformer } from '../../../node-transformers/preparing-transformers/ParentificationTransformer';
@@ -67,6 +70,11 @@ export const preparingTransformersModule: interfaces.ContainerModule = new Conta
         .inSingletonScope()
         .whenTargetNamed(ObfuscatingGuard.IgnoredImportObfuscatingGuard);
 
+    bind<IObfuscatingGuard>(ServiceIdentifiers.INodeGuard)
+        .to(ImportMetaObfuscationGuard)
+        .inSingletonScope()
+        .whenTargetNamed(ObfuscatingGuard.ImportMetaObfuscationGuard);
+
     bind<IObfuscatingGuard>(ServiceIdentifiers.INodeGuard)
         .to(ReservedStringObfuscatingGuard)
         .inSingletonScope()

diff --git a/src/enums/node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/ObfuscatingGuard.ts b/src/enums/node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/ObfuscatingGuard.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ export enum ObfuscatingGuard {
     ConditionalCommentObfuscatingGuard = 'ConditionalCommentObfuscatingGuard',
     ForceTransformStringObfuscatingGuard = 'ForceTransformStringObfuscatingGuard',
     IgnoredImportObfuscatingGuard = 'IgnoredImportObfuscatingGuard',
+    ImportMetaObfuscationGuard = 'ImportMetaObfuscationGuard',
     ReservedStringObfuscatingGuard = 'ReservedStringObfuscatingGuard'
 }
diff --git a/src/enums/node/NodeType.ts b/src/enums/node/NodeType.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export enum NodeType {
     Literal = 'Literal',
     LogicalExpression = 'LogicalExpression',
     MemberExpression = 'MemberExpression',
+    MetaProperty = 'MetaProperty',
     MethodDefinition = 'MethodDefinition',
     NewExpression = 'NewExpression',
     ObjectExpression = 'ObjectExpression',

diff --git a/src/node-transformers/converting-transformers/MemberExpressionTransformer.ts b/src/node-transformers/converting-transformers/MemberExpressionTransformer.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { NodeTransformationStage } from '../../enums/node-transformers/NodeTrans
 import { AbstractNodeTransformer } from '../AbstractNodeTransformer';
 import { NodeFactory } from '../../node/NodeFactory';
 import { NodeGuards } from '../../node/NodeGuards';
+import { NodeMetadata } from '../../node/NodeMetadata';
 
 @injectable()
 export class MemberExpressionTransformer extends AbstractNodeTransformer {
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ export class MemberExpressionTransformer extends AbstractNodeTransformer {
      * @returns {NodeGuards}
      */
     public transformNode (memberExpressionNode: ESTree.MemberExpression, parentNode: ESTree.Node): ESTree.Node {
+        if (NodeMetadata.isIgnoredNode(memberExpressionNode.object) || NodeMetadata.isIgnoredNode(memberExpressionNode.property)) {
+            return memberExpressionNode;
+        }
+
         if (NodeGuards.isIdentifierNode(memberExpressionNode.property)) {
             if (memberExpressionNode.computed) {
                 return memberExpressionNode;

diff --git a/src/node-transformers/preparing-transformers/ObfuscatingGuardsTransformer.ts b/src/node-transformers/preparing-transformers/ObfuscatingGuardsTransformer.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class ObfuscatingGuardsTransformer extends AbstractNodeTransformer {
         ObfuscatingGuard.ConditionalCommentObfuscatingGuard,
         ObfuscatingGuard.ForceTransformStringObfuscatingGuard,
         ObfuscatingGuard.IgnoredImportObfuscatingGuard,
+        ObfuscatingGuard.ImportMetaObfuscationGuard,
         ObfuscatingGuard.ReservedStringObfuscatingGuard
     ];
 

diff --git a/...node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/ImportMetaObfuscationGuard.ts b/...node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/ImportMetaObfuscationGuard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { injectable } from 'inversify';
+
+import * as ESTree from 'estree';
+
+import { IObfuscatingGuard } from '../../../interfaces/node-transformers/preparing-transformers/obfuscating-guards/IObfuscatingGuard';
+
+import { ObfuscatingGuardResult } from '../../../enums/node/ObfuscatingGuardResult';
+
+import { NodeGuards } from '../../../node/NodeGuards';
+
+@injectable()
+export class ImportMetaObfuscationGuard implements IObfuscatingGuard {
+    /**
+     * @param {Node} node
+     * @returns {ObfuscatingGuardResult}
+     */
+    public check (node: ESTree.Node): ObfuscatingGuardResult {
+        const isMetaProperty = NodeGuards.isMetaPropertyNode(node);
+        const isMetaPropertyParent = !!node?.parentNode && NodeGuards.isMetaPropertyNode(node.parentNode);
+
+        return isMetaProperty || isMetaPropertyParent ? ObfuscatingGuardResult.Ignore : ObfuscatingGuardResult.Transform;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/node/NodeGuards.ts b/src/node/NodeGuards.ts
@@ -335,6 +335,14 @@ export class NodeGuards {
         return node.type === NodeType.MemberExpression;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {Node} node
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    public static isMetaPropertyNode (node: ESTree.Node): node is ESTree.MetaProperty {
+        return node.type === NodeType.MetaProperty;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param {Node} node
      * @returns {boolean}

diff --git a/test/functional-tests/javascript-obfuscator/JavaScriptObfuscator.spec.ts b/test/functional-tests/javascript-obfuscator/JavaScriptObfuscator.spec.ts
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ describe('JavaScriptObfuscator', () => {
         });
 
         describe('import.meta support', () => {
-            const regExp: RegExp = /console\['log']\(import\.meta\['url']\);/;
+            const regExp: RegExp = /console\['log']\(import\.meta\.url\);/;
 
             let obfuscatedCode: string;