PT-2018-4790 · Dalek Browser · Dalek-Browser-Ie-Canary

Published 2018-06-01 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10612

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 dalek-browser-ie-canary (affected versions not specified)

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. The attack is feasible if the attacker has a privileged network position.

Recommendations For dalek-browser-ie-canary, the best mitigation is to avoid using this package and consider using a different package if available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of this package to private networks only, to minimize the risk of exploitation by unauthorized parties. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-311

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10612

GHSA-X56R-5R34-QG74

Affected Products

Dalek-Browser-Ie-Canary

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10612 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10612 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x56r-5r34-qg74 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x56r-5r34-qg74 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/205 · Note
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/205 · Note