Resources Downloaded over Insecure Protocol Affecting ec2-price package, versions <0.5.0
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
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Test your applications- Snyk ID npm:ec2-price:20170418
- published 1 May 2017
- disclosed 24 Apr 2017
- credit Liang Gong
How to fix?
Upgrade ec2-price
to version 0.5.0 or higher.
Overview
ec2-price
retrieves the latest EC2 prices via command line.
Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Man in the Middle (MitM) attacks due to downloading resources over an insecure protocol. Without a secure connection, it is possible for an attacker to intercept this connection and alter the packages received. In serious cases, this may even lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) on your host server.
Many thanks to Liang Gong for disclosing this vulnerability.
Disclosure Timeline
- April 24th, 2017 - Disclosed to package owner
- April 24th, 2017 - Issue acknowledged by package owner.
- April 27th, 2017 - Issue fixed and version
0.5.0
released.