GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-7r2x-3qcm-8vfw herbivore downloads Resources over HTTP
HIGH
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- 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