GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256 Downloads Resources over HTTP in selenium-download

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2021-01-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10559
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
selenium-download
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm selenium-download: < 2.0.7 → fixed in 2.0.7

Description

Affected versions of `selenium-download` 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 `selenium-download`. Recommendation Update to version 2.0.7 or later.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10559 selenium-download downloads the latest versions of the selenium standalone server and the chromedriver. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References