CVE-2018-16472

Description

A prototype pollution attack in cached-path-relative versions <=1.0.1 allows an attacker to inject properties on Object.prototype which are then inherited by all the JS objects through the prototype chain causing a DoS attack.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Third-Party Advisory hackerone.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: npm cached-path-relative
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/390847 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00006.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16472?
CVE-2018-16472 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16472?
To fix CVE-2018-16472, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16472 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16472 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-16472?
CVE-2018-16472 affects npm cached-path-relative.
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