CVE-2018-16469 describes a prototype pollution vulnerability in the merge package versions prior to 1.2.1. An attacker can manipulate the merge.recursive function to add or modify properties of the Object prototype, affecting all objects. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) can lead to a denial of service (DoS) attack, requiring no user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:merge_project:merge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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