GHSA-7P6H-3FMW-539Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-02-18 23:47 – Updated: 2023-09-11 18:11Affected versions of selenium-chromedriver 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 selenium-chromedriver.
Recommendation
No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the author has marked the package as deprecated.
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
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "selenium-chromedriver"
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"events": [
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"last_affected": "0.0.2"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
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}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-10624"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-311"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:23:02Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Affected versions of `selenium-chromedriver` insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection. \n\nIn 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 `selenium-chromedriver`.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nNo patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the author has marked the package as deprecated.\n\nThe best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, using a different package if available. \n\nAlternatively, 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",
"id": "GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q",
"modified": "2023-09-11T18:11:23Z",
"published": "2019-02-18T23:47:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10624"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/222"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "selenium-chromedriver Downloads Resources over HTTP"
}
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.