Resources Downloaded over Insecure Protocol Affecting install-nw package, versions <1.1.5
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.17% (54th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID npm:install-nw:20161104
- published 4 Jan 2017
- disclosed 4 Nov 2016
- credit Adam Baldwin
Introduced: 4 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-10566 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Update to version 1.1.5
or greater.
Overview
install-nw
is a module which quickly and robustly installs and caches NW.js.
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.