CVE-2016-10663
HIGHnode-wixtoolset - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data via HTTP Resource Download
Title source: llmDescription
wixtoolset is a Node module wrapper around the wixtoolset binaries wixtoolset 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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/264
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6187
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0221
EPSS Percentile
80.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-311
Status
published
Products (2)
node-wixtoolset_project/node-wixtoolset
1.0.0
npm/wixtoolset
0npm
Published
Jun 04, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026