Downloads Resources over HTTP in phantomjs-cheniu
Affected versions of phantomjs-cheniu insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.
In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running phantomjs-cheniu.
Recommendation
No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.
As this package is just a fork of Medium's phantomjs-prebuilt package, the best mitigation is currently to install the Medium version of phantomjs-prebuilt. This can be done via the following command:
npm i phantomjs-prebuiltAffected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | phantomjs-cheniu | <= 2.0.1 | no fix |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-311- Platform
- npm
- Package
phantomjs-cheniu- Disclosed
- 18.02.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w364-8vfv-gvf5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: phantomjs-cheniu
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