What is CVE-2016-10677?

CVE-2016-10677 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google-Closure-Tools-Latest Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-10677?

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

Vulnerability in Google-Closure-Tools-Latest Project

CVE-2016-10677

google-closure-tools-latest is a Node.js module wrapper for downloading the latest version of the Google Closure tools google-closure-tools-latest 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 resources with an attacker controlled copy 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

Google-closure-tools-latest_project Google-closure-tools-latest
Hackerone Google-closure-tools-latest Node Module — versions All versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10677?: CVE-2016-10677 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google-Closure-Tools-Latest Project, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-10677?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.