What is CVE-2016-10585?

CVE-2016-10585 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Libxl Node Module, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-10585?

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

Vulnerability in Hackerone Libxl Node Module

CVE-2016-10585

libxl provides Node bindings for the libxl library for reading and writing excel (XLS and XLSX) spreadsheets. libxl downloads zipped 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 zip file with an attacker controlled zip 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

Hackerone Libxl Node Module — versions All versions
Libxl_project Libxl

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10585?: CVE-2016-10585 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Libxl Node Module, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10585?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.