Cryptographic flaw in HackerOne steroids node module
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-311.
Summary
Steroids is PhoneGap on Steroids, providing native UI elements, multiple WebViews and enhancements for better developer productivity. steroids downloads zipped 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 tarball with an attacker controlled tarball if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | steroids node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | steroids (npm) | up to 4.1.27 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq |
- steroids node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- steroids (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 4.1.27 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10581
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-10581 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10581 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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