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Downloads Resources over HTTP in libxl

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

Package

npm libxl (npm)

Affected versions

<= 0.4.5

Patched versions

None

Description

Affected versions of libxl 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 libxl.

Recommendation

The module author recommends installing the bindings using a pinned and verified version of SDK instead of the automated download. More information is available in the modules README.

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)

CVE ID

CVE-2016-10585

GHSA ID

GHSA-7vrq-vg6p-32fw

Source code

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