GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-h8mc-42c3-r72p hubl-server downloads resources over HTTP

HIGH Published 2018-07-24 Modified 2023-09-06 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-16035
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
hubl-server
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm hubl-server: <= 1.1.5 (no fix yet)

Description

Affected versions of `hubl-server` insecurely download dependencies over an unencrypted HTTP connection. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the responses and replace the dependencies with malicious ones, resulting in code execution on the system running `hubl-server`. Recommendation No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and it has not seen any updates since 2015. The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, using a different package if available. Alternatively, the risk of exploitation can be reduced by ensuring that this package is not installed while connected to a public network. If the package is installed on a private network, the only people who can exploit this vulnerability are those who have compromised yo

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-16035 The hubl-server module is a wrapper for the HubL Development Server. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References