var express = require('express'); var app = express(); var myObj = {} app.get('/user/:id', function(req, res) { myCoolLocalFct(req.query.userControlled); var prop = myCoolLocalFct(req.query.userControlled); myObj[prop] = 23; // NOT OK myObj.prop = 23; // OK var x = myObj[prop]; // NOT OK x(23); delete myObj[prop]; // NOT OK Object.defineProperty(myObj, prop, {value: 24}); // NOT OK var headers = {}; headers[prop] = 42; // NOT OK res.set(headers); }); function myCoolLocalFct(x) { var result = x; return result.substring(0, result.length); }