CVE-2016-10596

HIGH

Imageoptim < 0.5.0 - Missing Encryption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

imageoptim is a Node.js wrapper for some images compression algorithms. imageoptim 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 tarball with an attacker controlled tarball if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/194

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0076
EPSS Percentile 73.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-310 CWE-311
Status published
Products (2)
imageoptim_project/imageoptim < 0.5.0
npm/imageoptim 0npm
Published Jun 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026