Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/13404?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-bcew-shfz-nkdf",
    "summary": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')\niedriver is an NPM wrapper for Selenium IEDriver. iedriver versions below 3.0.0 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2016-10562"
        },
        {
            "alias": "GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/51976?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/iedriver@3.0.0",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:npm/iedriver@3.0.0"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-10562",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.00735",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.7311",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-30T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-10562"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/174",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/174"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/174",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/174"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10562",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2016-10562",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10562"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83",
            "reference_id": "GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfgq-g48x-jq83"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 310,
            "name": "Cryptographic Issues",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 78,
            "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')",
            "description": "The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-bcew-shfz-nkdf"
}