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GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4

GitHub Security Advisory

pngcrush-installer downloads Resources over HTTP

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

Affected versions of `pngcrush-installer` 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 `pngcrush-installer`.

## Recommendation

Update to version 1.8.10 or later.

Affected Packages

npm pngcrush-installer
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 1.8.10)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4
Published
February 18, 2019 11:52 PM
Last Modified
September 9, 2023 12:00 AM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
npm
Primary Package
pngcrush-installer
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 4, 2025 6:27 AM

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