GHSA-jppx-hw2f-8gx4
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jppx-hw2f-8gx4
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-jppx-hw2f-8gx4/GHSA-jppx-hw2f-8gx4.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-jppx-hw2f-8gx4
- Aliases
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- CVE-2016-10609
- Published
- 2019-02-18T23:33:30Z
- Modified
- 2023-11-08T03:58:15.628386Z
- Severity
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- 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- chromedriver126 downloads Resources over HTTP
- Details
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Affected versions of
chromedriver126insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running
chromedriver126.Recommendation
No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.
The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, using a different package if available.
Alternatively, the risk of exploitation can be reduced by ensuring that this package is not installed while connected to a public network. If the package is installed on a private network, the only people who can exploit this vulnerability are those who have compromised your network or those who have privileged access to your ISP, such as Nation State Actors or Rogue ISP Employees.
- Database specific
{ "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:44:03Z", "severity": "HIGH", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-311" ], "github_reviewed": true, "nvd_published_at": null }- References
Affected packages
npm / chromedriver126
Package
- Name
- chromedriver126
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/chromedriver126