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Downloads Resources over HTTP in geoip-lite-country
CVE-2016-10568 · GHSA-ff29-f57w-2mm3
- Affected
- npm geoip-lite-country < 1.1.4
- Fixed in
- 1.1.4· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Affected versions of geoip-lite-country insecurely downloads resources over HTTP. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. While the exact severity of impact for a vulnerability like this is highly variable and depends on the behavior of the package itself, it ranges from being able to read sensitive information all the way up to and including remote code execution. Recommendation Update to version 1.1.4 or later.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.1.4 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.