{"id":"GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw","summary":"Downloads Resources over HTTP in nodewebkit","details":"Affected versions of `nodewebkit` insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection. \n\nIn 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 `nodewebkit`.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nNo patch is currently available, and the package author has deprecated this package. \n\nThe best path forward in mitigating this vulnerability is to use the [official installer](https://www.npmjs.com/nw) instead of this package, as per the package author's instructions.","aliases":["CVE-2016-10580"],"modified":"2023-11-08T03:58:13.857368Z","published":"2019-02-18T23:51:27Z","database_specific":{"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2020-06-16T21:36:46Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-311"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10580"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/173"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nodewebkit","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/nodewebkit"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"0.11.6"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw/GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}