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Downloads Resources over HTTP in macaca-chromedriver-zxa

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 18, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

npm macaca-chromedriver-zxa (npm)

Affected versions

<= 0.1.9

Patched versions

None

Description

Affected versions of macaca-chromedriver-zxa 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 macaca-chromedriver-zxa.

Recommendation

The best mitigation is to manually set the download URL to a safe HTTPS server via the CHROMEDRIVER_CDNURL environment variable.

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.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 18, 2019
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-10623

GHSA ID

GHSA-3c87-r9f7-qfgq

Source code

No known source code
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