CVE-2018-16472 Prototype Pollution in cached-path-relative
Prototype pollution in cached-path-relative allows attackers to inject properties into Object.prototype, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16472?
CVE-2018-16472 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16472?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cached-path-relative. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
cached-path-relative npm | All versions | 1.0.2 |
cached-path-relative npm | All versions | 1.0.2 |
Products include Cached-Path-Relative Project Cached-Path-Relative, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16472?
Upgrade cached-path-relative to 1.0.2 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-16472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16472, GHSA-hc9w-4p87-j549, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16472.