GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw

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    GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw

    Published: 18 Feb 2019Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: Downloads Resources over HTTP in nodewebkit

    Details: Affected versions of `nodewebkit` 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 `nodewebkit`. ## Recommendation No patch is currently available, and the package author has deprecated this package. The 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10580, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gc6c-5v9w-xmhw, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/173

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nodewebkit

    Purl: pkg:npm/nodewebkit

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High