What is CVE-2016-10568?

CVE-2016-10568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Geoip-Lite-Country Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-10568?

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

Vulnerability in Geoip-Lite-Country Project

CVE-2016-10568

geoip-lite-country is a stripped down version of geoip-lite, supporting only country lookup. geoip-lite-country before 1.1.4 downloads data resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.2th 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

Geoip-lite-country_project Geoip-lite-country
Hackerone Geoip-lite-country Node Module — versions <1.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10568?: CVE-2016-10568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Geoip-Lite-Country Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-10568?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.