CVE-2026-16151: CartoDB carto-api-client filters.ts addFilter prototype pollution

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-18 · updated 2026-10-24
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

A vulnerability has been found in CartoDB carto-api-client 0.5.29. This impacts the function addFilter of the file src/filters.ts. Such manipulation of the argument column leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be executed remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products

CartoDB carto-api-client: 0.5.29

References

https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-api-client/
https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-api-client/issues/299
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16151
https://vuldb.com/submit/857043
https://vuldb.com/vuln/379917
https://vuldb.com/vuln/379917/cti
https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-api-client/issues/299

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