CVE-2016-10581 – steroids

Package

Manager: npm
Name: steroids
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=4.1.27

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00546 pctl0.66849

Details

steroids downloads resources over HTTP Affected versions of `steroids` 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 `steroids`. ## Recommendation This vulnerability was discovered and reported in 2016, yet has not seen a patch issued as of 03/2018. As of 08/2022, [the package is marked as deprecated](https://www.npmjs.com/package/steroids) and the GitHub repository is no longer publicly available. The best path forward for mitigating this issue is to attempt to use an alternative module that is actively maintained and which provides similar functionality, such as the native PhoneGap API.

Metadata

Created: 2019-02-18T23:35:01Z
Modified: 2022-08-03T21:20:09Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq/GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-311"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq
Finding: F020
Auto approve: 1