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CVE-2016-10680

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-05-29T20:00:00Z
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Description

adamvr-geoip-lite is a light weight native JavaScript implementation of GeoIP API from MaxMind adamvr-geoip-lite downloads geoip resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. This impacts the integrity and availability of this geoip data that may alter the decisions made by an application using this data.

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Downloads Resources over HTTP in adamvr-geoip-lite

GHSA-h2jv-5v3f-7m7j

Advisory Details

Affected versions of `adamvr-geoip-lite` insecurely download resources over HTTP. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. This could impact the integrity and availability of the data being used to make geolocation decisions by an application. ## 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. 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 adamvr-geoip-lite
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0.0.0

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 1, 2020, Modified: January 14, 2021

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Published: 2018-05-29T20:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T22:30:52.903Z
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