appium-chromedriver downloads Resources over HTTP
Affected versions of appium-chromedriver insecurely download resources over HTTP.
In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read items send over HTTP at will. In this case, that includes the chromedriver binary, which may result in remote code execution if overwritten with a malicious binary.
Recommendation
Update to version 2.9.4 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | appium-chromedriver | < 2.9.4 | 2.9.4 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-311- Platform
- npm
- Package
appium-chromedriver- Disclosed
- 18.02.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hc94-2wfr-4pwf - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: appium-chromedriver
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