CVE-2018-16469
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 30, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMerge
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 1.2.1
Affected range stops below 1.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/381194CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-20
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