What is CVE-2016-10598?

CVE-2016-10598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arrayfire-Js Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-10598?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10598 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Arrayfire-Js Project

CVE-2016-10598

arrayfire-js is a module for ArrayFire for the Node.js platform. arrayfire-js 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: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Arrayfire-js_project Arrayfire-js
Hackerone Arrayfire-js Node Module — versions All versions

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-2016-10598?: CVE-2016-10598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arrayfire-Js Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10598?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10598 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.