CVE-2016-10563

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-311

Description

During the installation process, the go-ipfs-deps module before 0.4.4 insecurely downloads resources over HTTP. This allows for a MITM attack to compromise the integrity of the resources used by this module and could allow for further compromise.

Affected products

HackerOne go-ipfs-dep node module: before 0.4.4 — fixed in 0.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HackerOne go-ipfs-dep node module 0.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/diasdavid/go-ipfs-dep/pull/12
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/156
https://github.com/diasdavid/go-ipfs-dep/pull/12
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/156

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