What is CVE-2016-10569?

CVE-2016-10569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedza Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10569?

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

Vulnerability in Embedza Project

CVE-2016-10569

embedza is a module to create HTML snippets/embeds from URLs using info from oEmbed, Open Graph, meta tags. embedza versions below 1.2.4 download JavaScript resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested JavaScript file with an attacker controlled JavaScript file if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

EPSS: 0.018 (75.6th 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

Embedza_project Embedza
Hackerone Embedza Node Module — versions <1.2.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10569?: CVE-2016-10569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedza Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10569?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.