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CVE-2016-10613

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

bionode-sra is a Node.js wrapper for SRA Toolkit. bionode-sra downloads data resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

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✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

Downloads Resources over HTTP in bionode-sra

GHSA-735c-r4vc-6gm9

Advisory Details

Affected versions of `bionode-sra` insecurely downloads resources over HTTP. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. While the exact severity of impact for a vulnerability like this is highly variable and depends on the behavior of the package itself, it ranges from being able to read sensitive information all the way up to and including remote code execution. ## Recommendation No patch is currently available for this vulnerability. The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, using a different package if available. The author of this package has suggested using [urllib-sync](https://www.npmjs.com/package/urllib-sync). Alternatively, the risk of exploitation can be reduced by ensuring that this package is not installed while connected to a public network. If the package is installed on a private network, the only people who can exploit this vulnerability are those who have compromised your network or those who have privileged access to your ISP, such as Nation State Actors or Rogue ISP Employees.

Affected Packages

npm bionode-sra
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 ≤2.0.0

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

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

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Published: 2018-06-01T18:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T18:29:00.314Z
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