CVE-2018-16491
Prototype Pollution in node.extend
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.7%
Description
A prototype pollution vulnerability was found in node.extend <1.1.7, ~<2.0.1 that allows an attacker to inject arbitrary properties onto Object.prototype.
How to fix CVE-2018-16491
To remediate CVE-2018-16491, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/node-extend—upgrade to 3.0.2-1 or later
- npm/node.extend—upgrade to 1.1.7 or later
Is CVE-2018-16491 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.0.2-1
- from 0, < 1.1.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |