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)

EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.