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CVE-2016-10585

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-01T18:00:00Z
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Description

libxl provides Node bindings for the libxl library for reading and writing excel (XLS and XLSX) spreadsheets. libxl downloads zipped 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 zip file with an attacker controlled zip file if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

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Affected Products

HackerOne

libxl node module

Affected Versions:

All versions

GitHub Security Advisories

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✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

Downloads Resources over HTTP in libxl

GHSA-7vrq-vg6p-32fw

Advisory Details

Affected versions of `libxl` 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 `libxl`. ## Recommendation The module author recommends installing the bindings using a pinned and verified version of SDK instead of the automated download. More information is available in the modules [README](https://www.npmjs.com/package/libxl).

Affected Packages

npm libxl
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 ≤0.4.5

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10585
PACKAGE https://github.com/DirtyHairy/node-libxl
ADVISORY https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vrq-vg6p-32fw
WEB https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/178

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 18, 2019, Modified: September 16, 2021

References

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/178
Published: 2018-06-01T18:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T00:02:18.653Z
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