GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83 Downloads Resources over HTTP in iedriver

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2021-01-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10562
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
iedriver
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm iedriver: < 3.0.0 → fixed in 3.0.0

Description

Affected versions of `iedriver` 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 `iedriver`. Recommendation Update to iedriver version 3.0.0 or greater.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10562 iedriver is an NPM wrapper for Selenium IEDriver. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References