CVE-2016-10559
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CVE-2016-10559 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. selenium-download downloads the latest versions of the selenium standalone server and the chromedriver. selenium-download before 2.0.7 downloads binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
selenium-download downloads the latest versions of the selenium standalone server and the chromedriver. selenium-download before 2.0.7 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Groupon | Selenium-Download | < 2.0.7 |
References
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/164Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/164Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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