GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-7r2x-3qcm-8vfw herbivore downloads Resources over HTTP

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2023-09-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10665
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
herbivore
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 herbivore: <= 0.0.3 (no fix yet)

Description

Affected versions of `herbivore` 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 `herbivore`. Recommendation The module author has rewritten much of the package, and in that process, patched the vulnerability, but has not published any of the new code to npm. In order to get an updated version, it is necessary to install the package from github. This can be done using the following command: ``` npm i samatt/herbivore ```

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10665 herbivore is a packet sniffing and crafting library. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References