GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3/GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3
Aliases
Published
2019-02-18T23:54:03Z
Modified
2023-11-08T03:58:13Z
Summary
Downloads Resources over HTTP in geoip-lite-country
Details

Affected versions of geoip-lite-country insecurely downloads resources over HTTP.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. While the exact severity of impact for a vulnerability like this is highly variable and depends on the behavior of the package itself, it ranges from being able to read sensitive information all the way up to and including remote code execution.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.1.4 or later.

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-311"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2020-06-16T21:34:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / geoip-lite-country

Package

Name
geoip-lite-country
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Purl
pkg:npm/geoip-lite-country

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.4

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3/GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3.json"