GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q
GitHub Security Advisory
selenium-chromedriver Downloads Resources over HTTP
Advisory Details
Affected versions of `selenium-chromedriver` 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 `selenium-chromedriver`.
## Recommendation
No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the author has marked the package as deprecated.
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 yo
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