VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10596

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

imageoptim is a Node.js wrapper for some images compression algorithms. imageoptim downloads zipped 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 tarball with an attacker controlled tarball if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Primary references