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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTRxNzktZmNoNy1nNzhx

Downloads Resources over HTTP in grunt-webdriver-qunit

Affected versions of grunt-webdriver-qunit 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 grunt-webdriver-qunit.

Recommendation

No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the package 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 your network or those who have privileged access to your ISP, such as Nation State Actors or Rogue ISP Employees.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q79-fch7-g78q
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTRxNzktZmNoNy1nNzhx
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 6 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago

Identifiers: GHSA-4q79-fch7-g78q, CVE-2016-10606
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10606
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q79-fch7-g78q
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/207

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages