CVE-2018-16483 json
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in express-cart
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-wj36-v8j4-pc7c , EUVD-2019-0354
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A deficiency in the access control in module express-cart <=1.1.5 allows unprivileged users to add new users to the application as administrators.
Patch / fix
- npm express-cart 1.1.6
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Check with FencerExploit prediction
1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/343626 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | express-cart | <1.1.6 |
1.1.6 |
Affected products
- HackerOne express-cart
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/343626
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16483
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-wj36-v8j4-pc7c
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16483
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wj36-v8j4-pc7c
- NVD CVE-2018-16483
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