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Downloads Resources over HTTP in chromedriver

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

Package

npm chromedriver (npm)

Affected versions

< 2.26.1

Patched versions

2.26.1

Description

Affected versions of chromedriver insecurely download resources over HTTP.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. This may result in arbitrary code execution if an attacker intercepts and modifies the downloaded binary file, replacing it with a malicious one.

Recommendation

Update to version 2.26.1 or later.

References

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

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.175%
(55th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-10579

GHSA ID

GHSA-jh5w-6964-x5cf

Source code

No known source code
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