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High · 8.1 CVE-2016-10588 EUVD-2019-0304GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w

Downloads Resources over HTTP in nw

Published Jun 1, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by hackerone

Description

nw is an installer for nw.js. nw downloads zipped resources over HTTP, It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested zip file with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
HackerOne nw node module All versions —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm nw < 0.23.6-1 0.23.6-1 GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w

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