CVE-2016-10557: appium-chromedriver downloads Resources over HTTP
8.1
CVSS Score
3.0
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.73179%
CWE
Published
2/18/2019
Updated
9/12/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
JavaScript
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
appium-chromedriver | npm | < 2.9.4 | 2.9.4 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability stems from HTTP usage in CD_CDN configuration. Both installForPlatform() (which initiates the download) and getDownloadUrl() (which constructs the URL) directly handle the insecure resource fetching. The patch changes CD_CDN to HTTPS, confirming these functions were the execution path for the vulnerable behavior. A runtime profiler would show these functions when downloading Chromedriver binaries in vulnerable versions.