PT-2018-4867 · Microsoft · Windows-Iedriver

Published 2018-06-04 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10689

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 windows-iedriver (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 response and replaces the executable with a malicious one. The attack is feasible if the attacker has a privileged network position.

Recommendations To mitigate the issue, avoid using the windows-iedriver package if possible, and consider using a different package instead. As a temporary workaround, reduce the risk of exploitation by avoiding the installation of this package while connected to a public network. 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-310

CWE-311

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10689

GHSA-W9MF-24H3-9WXF

Affected Products

Windows-Iedriver

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w9mf-24h3-9wxf · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10689 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10689 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9mf-24h3-9wxf · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/293 · Note
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/293 · Note