CVE-2018-16472: Improper Input Validation

November 6, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

A prototype pollution attack in cached-path-relative 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16472

Code Behaviors & Features

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