CVE-2016-10577

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-311

Description

ibm_db is an asynchronous/synchronous interface for node.js to IBM DB2 and IBM Informix. ibm_db before 1.0.2 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.

Affected products

HackerOne ibm_db node module: before 1.0.2 — fixed in 1.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HackerOne ibm_db node module 1.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/ibmdb/node-ibm_db/commit/d7e2d4b4cbeb6f067df8bba7d0b2ac5d40fcfc19#diff-315091eb1586966006e05ebc21cd2a94
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/163
https://github.com/ibmdb/node-ibm_db/commit/d7e2d4b4cbeb6f067df8bba7d0b2ac5d40fcfc19#diff-315091eb1586966006e05ebc21cd2a94
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/163

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