GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-h8mc-42c3-r72p hubl-server downloads resources over HTTP
HIGH
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- 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