VDB
CVE-2018-16469
CVE-2018-16469
PUBLISHED
The merge.recursive function in the merge package <1.2.1 can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object prototype. These properties will be present on all objects allowing for a denial of service attack.
EPSS 0.41% · 61.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.41%
61.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | node-merge | 0, 1.2.0-2, 1.2.0-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | node-merge | 0, 1.2.0-2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | node-merge | 0, 1.2.0-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-merge | 2.1.1+ds-2, 0, 2.1.0+ds-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Prototype pollution attack (merge.recursive) (hackerone)
- Prototype pollution attack (merge.recursive) (hackerone)
- Prototype pollution attack (merge.recursive) (hackerone)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/381194 (canonical)
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Sep 28, 2018 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16469 third-party-advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/381194 third-party-advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/722 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16469 third-party-advisory