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CVE-2016-10569

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% 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

embedza is a module to create HTML snippets/embeds from URLs using info from oEmbed, Open Graph, meta tags. embedza versions below 1.2.4 download JavaScript 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 JavaScript file with an attacker controlled JavaScript file if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Affected products

• HackerOne embedza node module: before 1.2.4 — fixed in 1.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HackerOne embedza node module 1.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/187
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/187

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