CVE-2016-10676
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedrs-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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe rs-brightcove Node.js package downloads source file resources over unencrypted HTTP connections instead of HTTPS, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker on the network to intercept and replace the requested resources with malicious code, potentially leading to remote code execution on systems using this package.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 0.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed rs-brightcove package versionRun 'npm list rs-brightcove' or inspect your package.json dependencies to find the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is 0.0.2 or lower
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Locate rs-brightcove package installation pathRun 'npm root -g' or 'npm root' to find node_modules location, then navigate to the rs-brightcove folderAffected if The package is installed in node_modules and is being used by your application
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Inspect package source code for HTTP usageOpen the main JavaScript files in the rs-brightcove package and search for 'http://' string literals (non-SSL URLs) used for fetching resources from BrightcoveAffected if Code contains http:// URLs pointing to Brightcove API endpoints instead of https://
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Verify if package makes network requests during executionRun your application with network tracing (npm install axios and use proxy analysis, or use Wireshark/tcpdump) while the Brightcove functionality is triggered to observe actual network trafficAffected if The package sends requests over unencrypted HTTP rather than HTTPS when communicating with Brightcove services
You are affected if rs-brightcove version 0.0.2 or lower is installed AND your application uses this package to fetch resources from Brightcove over unencrypted HTTP connections
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace all HTTP URLs with HTTPS equivalents in the package's resource fetching code and ensure proper SSL certificate validation to establish secure communication with the Brightcove API.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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