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Downloads Resources over HTTP in kindlegen
CVE-2016-10575 · GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch
- Affected
- npm kindlegen < 1.1.0
- Fixed in
- 1.1.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Affected versions of kindlegen 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 kindlegen. Recommendation Update to version 1.1.0 or greater.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.1.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.