GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch Downloads Resources over HTTP in kindlegen

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2021-01-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10575
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
kindlegen
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm kindlegen: < 1.1.0 → fixed in 1.1.0

Description

Affected versions of `kindlegen` 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 `kindlegen`. Recommendation Update to version 1.1.0 or greater.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10575 Kindlegen is a simple Node.js wrapper of the official kindlegen program. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References