What is GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5?

GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Downloads Resources over HTTP in prince

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5 cover?

GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2016-10591. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5?

GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5 affects 1 product, including: npm/prince:\u003c= 1.4.6.

GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5High

Downloads Resources over HTTP in prince

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

February 18, 2019

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2016-10591 →

📋 Description

Affected versions of prince insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running prince.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.4.6 or later.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/prince:<= 1.4.6

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10591
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr79-9pwf-r6f5
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/185