What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16469?

CVE-2018-16469 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-16469?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-16469. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-16469?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2018-16469. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Merge CVE-2018-16469

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2018-10-30 support@hackerone.com

Denial Of Service Merge

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 30, 2018 - 21:29 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

19,106 npm packages depend on merge (2,424 direct, 16,748 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.2.1.

DescriptionNVD

The merge.recursive function in the merge package <1.2.1 can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object prototype. These properties will be present on all objects allowing for a denial of service attack.

AnalysisAI

The merge.recursive function in the merge package <1.2.1 can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object prototype. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. The merge.recursive function in the merge package <1.2.1 can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of the Object prototype. These properties will be present on all objects allowing for a denial of service attack. Affected products include: Merge Project Merge.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.