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TI-2016-08600 Aliases CVE-2016-10559GHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256

Cryptographic flaw in HackerOne selenium-download node module

Priority LOW 39CWE-311Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-311.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01692 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed selenium-download node module (HackerOne): 2.0.7selenium-download (npm): 2.0.7

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOneselenium-download node modulebefore 2.0.72.0.7Patch availableCNA
—selenium-download (npm)before 2.0.72.0.7Patch availableGHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256
  • selenium-download node module VendorHackerOne Affected before 2.0.7 Fixed in 2.0.7 Patch available CNA
  • selenium-download (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.7 Fixed in 2.0.7 Patch available GHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:groupon:selenium-download:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2.0.7VulnerableGroupon
  • cpe:2.3:a:groupon:selenium-download:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Groupon

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA selenium-download node module (HackerOne) Fixed in 2.0.7
  • Fix · GHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256 selenium-download (npm) Fixed in 2.0.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10559
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mvm-66q7-m256

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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