What is CVE-2016-10586?

CVE-2016-10586 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Macaca-Chromedriver Node Module, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-10586?

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

Is CVE-2016-10586 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Hackerone Macaca-Chromedriver Node Module

CVE-2016-10586

macaca-chromedriver is a Node.js wrapper for the selenium chromedriver. macaca-chromedriver before 1.0.29 downloads binary 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

EPSS: 0.018 (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 Macaca-chromedriver Node Module — versions <1.0.29
Macacajs Macaca-chromedriver

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10586?: CVE-2016-10586 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Macaca-Chromedriver Node Module, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-10586?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10586 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.