VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10676

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.73%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-04
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

rs-brightcove is a wrapper around brightcove's web api rs-brightcove downloads source file 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 resources with an attacker controlled copy 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