GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-769c-qphh-g3wm Downloads Resources over HTTP in macaca-chromedriver

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2021-01-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10586
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
macaca-chromedriver
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm macaca-chromedriver: < 1.0.29 → fixed in 1.0.29

Description

Affected versions of `macaca-chromedriver` 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 `macaca-chromedriver`. Recommendation Update to version 1.0.29 or later.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10586 macaca-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper for the selenium chromedriver. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References