lodash: Prototype pollution in utilities function
Published Feb 1, 2019
5.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.55%
Description
A prototype pollution vulnerability was found in lodash <4.17.11 where the functions merge, mergeWith, and defaultsDeep can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype.
Affected products
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- Version <4.7.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nodejs-lodash
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
nodejs-lodash
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
kibana
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift3/grafana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift3/ose-console
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
nodejs-lodash
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
nodejs-lodash
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
nodejs-lodash
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
nodejs-lodash
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
grafana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
kibana
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
logging-kibana5-container
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-console-rhel9
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-logging-kibana6
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-metering-hadoop
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-metering-presto
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-prometheus
Not affected
Red Hat Quay 3
quay/quay-rhel8
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs8-nodejs
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nodejs-lodash | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | nodejs-lodash | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | kibana | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift3/grafana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift3/ose-console | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | nodejs-lodash | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | nodejs-lodash | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | nodejs-lodash | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | nodejs-lodash | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | grafana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | kibana | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | logging-kibana5-container | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-console-rhel9 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-logging-kibana6 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-metering-hadoop | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-metering-presto | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-prometheus | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | quay/quay-rhel8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs8-nodejs | Will not fix | n/a |
lodash
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 4.17.11lodash-rails
RubyGems
Introduced 0 Fixed 4.17.11
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | lodash | 0 | 4.17.11 |
| RubyGems | lodash-rails | 0 | 4.17.11 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01553) | 74.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 76.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03283) | 78.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 47.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 43.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 88.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 87.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 80.38th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16487 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1671878 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4xc9-xhrj-v574 Advisory
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/commit/90e6199a161b6445b01454517b40ef65ebecd2ad
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/lodash-rails/CVE-2018-16487.yml
- https://hackerone.com/reports/380873 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16487
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0004 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16487
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16487 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1671878 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4xc9-xhrj-v574 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/lodash/lodash/commit/90e6199a161b6445b01454517b40ef65ebecd2ad | ||
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/lodash-rails/CVE-2018-16487.yml | ||
| https://hackerone.com/reports/380873 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16487 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0004 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16487 |
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