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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLW04cHctaDhxai1yZ2o5

ipip-coffee downloads Resources over HTTP

Affected versions of ipip-coffee insecurely download resources over HTTP.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. This could impact the integrity and availability of the data being used to make geolocation decisions by an application.

Recommendation

No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

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-m8pw-h8qj-rgj9
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 6 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 8.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-m8pw-h8qj-rgj9, CVE-2016-10673
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10673
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8pw-h8qj-rgj9
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/279

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages