GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-g785-775g-f2g8 Downloads Resources over HTTP in haxe

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2021-09-16 Official page ↗

Aliases: CVE-2016-10602
Ecosystem: npm
Packages: haxe
Severity: High
Weaknesses: CWE-269, CWE-311
Reviewed: 2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm haxe: < 5.0.10 → fixed in 5.0.10

Description

Affected versions of `haxe` 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 `haxe`. Recommendation Update to version 5.0.10 or later.

Alias · CVE (1)

CVE-2016-10602 haxe is a cross-platform toolkit haxe downloads zipped resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10602 advisory
https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/npm-haxe package
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/177 web