GHSA-HV96-XXX2-5V7W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-02-18 23:51 – Updated: 2021-06-10 23:26
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Summary
Downloads Resources over HTTP in nw
Details

Affected versions of nw 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 nw.

Recommendation

Update to version 0.23.6-1 or later.

Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.23.6-sdk"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "nw"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.23.6-1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-10588"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-311"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:40:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Affected versions of `nw` 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 `nw`.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpdate to version 0.23.6-1 or later.",
  "id": "GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w",
  "modified": "2021-06-10T23:26:24Z",
  "published": "2019-02-18T23:51:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10588"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nwjs/npm-installer/commit/adb4df1e012d38a3872578d484291b9af07aad5b"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/166"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Downloads Resources over HTTP in nw"
}


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