What is CVE-2016-10563?

CVE-2016-10563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Go-Ipfs-Dep Node Module, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10563?

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

Vulnerability in Hackerone Go-Ipfs-Dep Node Module

CVE-2016-10563

During the installation process, the go-ipfs-deps module before 0.4.4 insecurely downloads resources over HTTP. This allows for a MITM attack to compromise the integrity of the resources used by this module and could allow for further compromise.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th 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

Hackerone Go-ipfs-dep Node Module — versions <0.4.4
Ipfs Go-ipfs-dep

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10563?: CVE-2016-10563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Go-Ipfs-Dep Node Module, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10563?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.