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CVE-2016-10566GHSA-WQ7Q-7VFH-2X3H

install-nw is a module which quickly and robustly installs and caches NW.js.

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.1.5
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

install-nw is a module which quickly and robustly installs and caches NW.js. install-nw versions below 1.1.5 download 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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • HackerOne install-nw node module

    fixed in 1.1.5

  • install-nwnpm

    fixed in 1.1.5

References 1

nodesecurity.io