Resources Downloaded over Insecure Protocol Affecting kindlegen package, versions <1.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID npm:kindlegen:20161103
  • published 20 Dec 2016
  • disclosed 3 Nov 2016
  • credit Adam Baldwin

How to fix?

Upgrade to version 1.1.0 or later

Overview

kindlegen is a simple Node.js wrapper of the official kindlegen program. Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Man in the Middle (MitM) attacks due to downloading resources over an insecure protocol.

References

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
7.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High