High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published May 29, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10559
CVE-2016-10559
Description
selenium-download downloads the latest versions of the selenium standalone server and the chromedriver. selenium-download before 2.0.7 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
selenium-downloadnpm | < 2.0.7 | 2.0.7 |
Affected products
2- HackerOne/selenium-download node modulev5Range: <2.0.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256ghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/164nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10559ghsaADVISORY
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/164ghsaWEB
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