ibm_db downloads Resources over HTTP

Description

Affected versions of ibm_db insecurely download resources over HTTP.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will.

Recommendation

Update the ibm_db package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 1.0.2
• Patched version(s): 1.0.2

References

• GHSA-c4qp-h3m6-785f
• www.npmjs.com
• CVE-2016-10577
• CWE-311
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A4
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Path Traversal in general-file-server - CVE-2018-3724
• qs vulnerable to Prototype Pollution - CVE-2022-24999
• Server-Side Request Forgery in axios - CVE-2024-39338
• DOS by abusing `fetchOptions.retry`. - CVE-2023-49800

Tags:

npm

ibm_db