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hubl-server downloads resources over HTTP

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 24, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 6, 2023

Package

npm hubl-server (npm)

Affected versions

<= 1.1.5

Patched versions

None

Description

Affected versions of hubl-server insecurely download dependencies over an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the responses and replace the dependencies with malicious ones, resulting in code execution on the system running hubl-server.

Recommendation

No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and it has not seen any updates since 2015.

The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, using a different package if available.

Alternatively, the risk of exploitation can be reduced by ensuring that this package is not installed while connected to a public network. If the package is installed on a private network, the only people who can exploit this vulnerability are those who have compromised yo

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 24, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Sep 6, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.159%
(53rd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-16035

GHSA ID

GHSA-h8mc-42c3-r72p

Source code

No known source code
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