Vulnerability library
Security checkJanuary 09, 2023

Downloads Resources over HTTP in rs-brightcove

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High severitynpmrs-brightcove

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Description

Affected versions of rs-brightcove 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 rs-brightcove.

Recommendation

No fix is available yet. Followings are affected versions:

  • <= 0.0.2

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