GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h/GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h

Aliases

CVE-2016-10566

Published

2019-02-18T23:54:09Z

Modified

2023-11-08T03:58:12.997528Z

Severity

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

install-nw downloads Resources over HTTP

Details

Affected versions of install-nw insecurely 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 install-nw.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.1.5 or later.

Database specific

{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T22:00:58Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-311"
    ],
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true
}

References

Affected packages

npm / install-nw

Package

Name: install-nw; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/install-nw

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.1.5