High

ibm_db downloads Resources over HTTP

  • Disclosed: 18.02.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Affected versions of ibm_db insecurely download resources over HTTP.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, they can modify or read such resources at will. While the exact severity of impact for a vulnerability like this is highly variable and depends on the behavior of the package itself, it ranges from being able to read sensitive information all the way up to and including remote code execution.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.0.2 or later.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package ibm_db < 1.0.2 1.0.2

References

CVSS score 8.1/10
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
ibm_db
Disclosed
18.02.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c4qp-h3m6-785f - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ibm_db

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
02.2019 09.2020
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 1
  3. 2021: 0
  4. 2022: 0
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 5.0 ghsa-p77h-hv6g-fmfp < 2.6.0 2.6.0
  2. ibm_db downloads Resources over HTTP this entry
    High · 8.1 CVE-2016-10577 < 1.0.2 1.0.2

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