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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWY3NTctOWM0eC1jaGZm
poco downloads Resources over HTTP
Affected versions of poco
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 poco
.
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-f757-9c4x-chffJSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWY3NTctOWM0eC1jaGZm
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
EPSS Percentage: 0.00175
EPSS Percentile: 0.5554
Identifiers: GHSA-f757-9c4x-chff, CVE-2016-10659
References:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10659
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f757-9c4x-chff
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/271
Affected Packages
npm:poco
Dependent packages: 1Dependent repositories: 72
Downloads: 6 last month
Affected Version Ranges: <= 1.5.4
No known fixed version
All affected versions: 0.0.1, 1.5.4