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Machine-In-The-Middle in lix

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 16, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

npm lix (npm)

Affected versions

<= 15.11.4

Patched versions

None

Description

All versions of lix are vulnerable to Machine-In-The-Middle. The package accepts downloads with http and follows location header redirects for package downloads. This allows for an attacker in a privileged network position to intercept a lix package installation and redirect the download to a malicious source.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 21, 2020
Reviewed Apr 16, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 16, 2020
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
8.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-10800

GHSA ID

GHSA-q8xg-8xwf-m598

Source code

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