Resource exhaustion in Cached-Path-Relative Project
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cached-Path-Relative Project
- Npm Cached-Path-Relative — versions <=1.0.1
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hackerone.com/reports/390847 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00006.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16472?
- CVE-2018-16472 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cached-Path-Relative Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16472?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16472 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.