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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWg3cGMtODVjZy13bWNo

Downloads Resources over HTTP in kindlegen

Affected versions of kindlegen 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 kindlegen.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.1.0 or greater.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWg3cGMtODVjZy13bWNo
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: about 5 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago

Identifiers: GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch, CVE-2016-10575
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10575
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/251

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages