VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16472

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability2.14%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-11-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references

support@hackerone.com — Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory