GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-4p7j-5ppx-rfhm Downloads Resources over HTTP in apk-parser3

HIGH Published 2020-09-01 Modified 2021-01-07 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10574
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
apk-parser3
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm apk-parser3: < 0.1.3 → fixed in 0.1.3

Description

Affected versions of `apk-parser3` 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 `apk-parser3`. Recommendation Update to version 0.1.3 or greater.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10574 apk-parser3 is a module to extract Android Manifest info from an APK file. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References