Downloads Resources over HTTP in nw

Also known as GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w

Published 8 y ago 2018-06-01 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.1

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.7%

percentile 78%

Public exploits

none known

nw is an installer for nw.js. nw downloads zipped resources over HTTP, It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested zip file with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	8.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	9.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`
GitHub	3.0	8.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
npm	`nw`	<0.23.6-1	0.23.6-1

Affected products

HackerOne nw node module

Classification

Weakness

CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

References

nodesecurity.io /advisories/166 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10588 · advisory
github.com /nwjs/npm-installer/commit/adb4df1e012d38a3872578d484291b9af07aad5b · web
github.com /advisories/GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w · advisory
npmjs.com /advisories/166 · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2016-10588
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w
NVD: CVE-2016-10588

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Summary