CVE-2016-10679 Downloads Resources over HTTP in selenium-standalone-painful
Attackers can execute remote code by intercepting HTTP downloads of binary resources in the selenium-standalone-painful npm module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10679?
CVE-2016-10679 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne selenium-standalone-painful node module, published on 29 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
selenium-standalone-painful installs a start-selenium command line to start a standalone selenium server with chrome-driver. selenium-standalone-painful downloads binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested resources with an attacker controlled copy if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10679?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including selenium-standalone-painful. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
selenium-standalone-painful npm | All versions | None |
selenium-standalone-painful npm | All versions | None |
Products include Selenium-Standalone-Painful Project Selenium-Standalone-Painful.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10679?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-10679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x83-p476-vv95.