CVE-2016-10568

geoip-lite-country is a stripped down version of geoip-lite, supporting only country lookup. geoip-lite-country before 1.1.4 downloads data resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/183	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:geoip-lite-country_project:geoip-lite-country:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-05-29 20:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2016-10568

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10568

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10568

JSON object : View

Products Affected

geoip-lite-country_project

geoip-lite-country

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

CWE-311

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

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