Skip to main content
← All vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-10588GHSA-HV96-XXX2-5V7W

nw is an installer for nw.js.

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 0.23.6-1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

nw is an installer for nw.js. nw downloads zipped resources over HTTP, It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested zip file with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • HackerOne nw node module

    All versions

  • nwnpm

    fixed in 0.23.6-1

References 1

nodesecurity.io