What is CVE-2016-10557?

CVE-2016-10557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Appium Appium-Chromedriver, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10557?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Appium Appium-Chromedriver

CVE-2016-10557

appium-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper around Chromedriver. Versions below 2.9.4 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Appium Appium-chromedriver
Hackerone Appium-chromedriver Node Module — versions <2.9.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10557?: CVE-2016-10557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Appium Appium-Chromedriver, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10557?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.