Cryptographic flaw in HackerOne selenium-chromedriver 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
selenium-chromedriver is a simple utility for downloading the Selenium Webdriver for Google Chrome selenium-chromedriver 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
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 | selenium-chromedriver node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | selenium-chromedriver (npm) | up to 0.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q |
- selenium-chromedriver node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- selenium-chromedriver (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:selenium-chromedriver_project:selenium-chromedriver:-:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Selenium-chromedriver Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:selenium-chromedriver_project:selenium-chromedriver:-:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Selenium-chromedriver Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-10624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p6h-3fmw-539q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-10624 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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