CVE-2018-16492 is a critical prototype pollution vulnerability affecting versions of the 'extend' module prior to 2.0.2 and 3.0.2. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary properties into Object.prototype, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical CVSS score of 9.8, there is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:extend_project:extend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:extend_project:extend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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