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HIGH · 8.1

CVE-2016-10624

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 attack...

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Selenium-Chromedriver ProjectSelenium-Chromedriver-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310CWE-311

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-10624?

CVE-2016-10624 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). 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 attack...

How severe is CVE-2016-10624?

CVE-2016-10624 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-10624?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Selenium-Chromedriver Project Selenium-Chromedriver.