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Downloads Resources over HTTP in phantomjs-cheniu

CVE-2016-10661GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5

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Affected packages

  • npm phantomjs-cheniu

    Affected
    <= 2.0.1
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
  • CVE-2016-10661: 1.73% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 77.56 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Affected versions of phantomjs-cheniu insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running phantomjs-cheniu. Recommendation No patch is currently available for this vulnerability. As this package is just a fork of Medium's phantomjs-prebuilt package, the best mitigation is currently to install the Medium version of phantomjs-prebuilt. This can be done via the following command:

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2016-10661

Advisory: Downloads Resources over HTTP in phantomjs-cheniu
IDs: CVE-2016-10661, GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2016-10661 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm phantomjs-cheniu: affected <= 2.0.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls phantomjs-cheniu --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on phantomjs-cheniu.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5 (OSV record GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5 lists affected ranges: npm phantomjs-cheniu >=0 <=2.0.1)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5 lists affected ranges: npm phantomjs-cheniu >=0 <=2.0.1)

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