CVE-2018-16469
UNKNOWN
Published 2018-10-30T21:00:00
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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.
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Advisory Details
Versions of `merge` before 1.2.1 are vulnerable to prototype pollution. The `merge.recursive` function can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object prototype.
## Recommendation
Update to version 1.2.1 or later.
Affected Packages
npm
merge
ECOSYSTEM:
≥0
<1.2.1
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
7.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 1, 2018, Modified: September 7, 2023
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Published: 2018-10-30T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T10:24:32.373Z
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