{"id":"CVE-2018-3752","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-3752","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:23.067Z","title":"The utilities function in all versions <= 1.0.0 of the merge-options node module can be tricked into modifying the prototype of Object when the attacker can control part of the structure passed to this function.","description":"The utilities function in all versions <= 1.0.0 of the merge-options node module can be tricked into modifying the prototype of Object when the attacker can control part of the structure passed to this function. This can let an attacker add or modify existing properties that will exist on all objects.","published":"2018-07-03T21:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:57:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"support@hackerone.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["merge-options project/merge-options"],"epss":{"score":0.01428,"percentile":0.72847,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/311336","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/311336","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3752","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}