CVE-2016-10568 affects geoip-lite-country, a stripped-down version of geoip-lite, specifically versions prior to 1.1.4. The vulnerability stems from the software downloading data resources over unencrypted HTTP, making it susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), a successful MITM attack could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring high attack complexity but no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:geoip-lite-country_project:geoip-lite-country:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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