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CVE-2016-10625

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10625 affects the headless-browser-lite npm package, which insecurely downloads binary resources over HTTP. This vulnerability allows for Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE) by swapping legitimate binaries with attacker-controlled ones. Rated 8.1 HIGH, the attack requires network positioning but has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2015.4.18-aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:headless-browser-lite_project:headless-browser-lite:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0168 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: headless-browser-liteFixed in: 2015.4.18-a

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-g95j-p8f6-pwh4high

headless-browser-lite downloads Resources over HTTP

Feb 18, 2019

References

nodesecurity.io / advisories/230
Third Party Advisory