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High CVE-2016-10580 EUVD-2019-0293GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw

Downloads Resources over HTTP in nodewebkit

Published Jun 1, 2018 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by hackerone

Description

nodewebkit is an installer for node-webkit. nodewebkit downloads zipped resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested zip file with an attacker controlled zip file if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
HackerOne nodewebkit node module All versions —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm nodewebkit <= 0.11.6 — GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw

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