GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq steroids downloads resources over HTTP
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2016-10581
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- steroids
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-311
- Reviewed
- 2020-06-16
Affected packages
• npm steroids: <= 4.1.27 (no fix yet)
Description
Affected versions of `steroids` 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 `steroids`.
Recommendation
This vulnerability was discovered and reported in 2016, yet has not seen a patch issued as of 03/2018. As of 08/2022, the package is marked as deprecated and the GitHub repository is no longer publicly available.
The best path forward for mitigating this issue is to attempt to use an alternative module that is actively maintained and which provides similar functionality, such as the native PhoneGap API.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2016-10581 Steroids is PhoneGap on Steroids, providing native UI elements, multiple WebViews and enhancements for better developer productivity. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10581 advisory
- https://github.com/AppGyver/steroids package
- https://github.com/AppGyver/steroids/blob/master/package.json#L101 web
- https://github.com/AppGyver/steroids/blob/master/package.json#L103-L104 web
- https://github.com/AppGyver/steroids/blob/master/package.json#L74 web
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/168 web