CVE-2016-10688
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CVE-2016-10688 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Haxe 3 : The Cross-Platform Toolkit (a fork from David Mouton's damoebius/haxe-npm) haxe3 downloads 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Haxe 3 : The Cross-Platform Toolkit (a fork from David Mouton's damoebius/haxe-npm) haxe3 downloads 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Haxe | Haxe | <= 3.4.7 |
References
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/294Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/294Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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