PT-2018-4744 · Nw · Install-Nw

Published 2018-05-29 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10566

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 install-nw versions prior to 1.1.5

Description The issue allows for a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack due to the download of binary resources over HTTP. This could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker intercepts the request and swaps the binary with a malicious one. The attacker would need to be on the network or positioned between the user and the remote server to exploit this.

Recommendations Update to version 1.1.5 or later.

Fix

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

CWE-311

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10566

GHSA-WQ7Q-7VFH-2X3H

Affected Products

Install-Nw

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10566 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10566 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/204 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/204 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq7q-7vfh-2x3h · Note