CVE-2018-16469

HIGH

merge < 1.2.1 - Denial of Service via Prototype Pollution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/381194

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0168
EPSS Percentile 74.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-400
Status published
Products (2)
merge_project/merge < 1.2.1
npm/merge 0 - 1.2.1npm
Published Oct 30, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026