PT-2018-4740 · Microsoft · Iedriver

Published 2018-05-31 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10562

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iedriver versions prior to 3.0.0

Description The issue allows for a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack due to the insecure download of binary resources over HTTP. This could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker intercepts the download and replaces the binary with a malicious one. This is particularly concerning in scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, enabling them to intercept and alter the response.

Recommendations Update to iedriver version 3.0.0 or greater.

Fix

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

CWE-311

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10562

GHSA-JFGQ-G48X-JQ83

Affected Products

Iedriver

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10562 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10562 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/174 · Note
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/174 · Note