VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16472
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.14% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-20
- Affected
- cached-path-relative project/cached-path-relative · debian/debian linux
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/390847Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/390847Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.