GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4 pngcrush-installer downloads Resources over HTTP

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2023-09-09 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10570
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
pngcrush-installer
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 pngcrush-installer: < 1.8.10 → fixed in 1.8.10

Description

Affected versions of `pngcrush-installer` 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 `pngcrush-installer`. Recommendation Update to version 1.8.10 or later.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10570 pngcrush-installer is an installer for Pngcrush. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References