CVE-2016-10625
headless-browser-lite downloads Resources over HTTP
headless-browser-lite is a minimal npm installer for phantomjs and slimerjs with no external dependencies. headless-browser-lite downloads binary 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
headless-browser-lite is a minimal npm installer for phantomjs and slimerjs with no external dependencies. headless-browser-lite downloads binary 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2016-10625- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
headless-browser-lite is a minimal npm installer for phantomjs and slimerjs with no external dependencies. headless-browser-lite downloads binary 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2016-10625- Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0292 No score
headless-browser-lite is a minimal npm installer for phantomjs and slimerjs with no external dependencies. headless-browser-lite downloads binary 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0292- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g95j-p8f6-pwh4
headless-browser-lite downloads Resources over HTTP
Affected versions of headless-browser-lite 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 headless-browser-lite.
Recommendation
Update to version 2015.4.18-a or later.
- Record
GHSA-g95j-p8f6-pwh4- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g95j-p8f6-pwh4
headless-browser-lite downloads Resources over HTTP
Affected versions of headless-browser-lite 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 headless-browser-lite.
Recommendation
Update to version 2015.4.18-a or later.
- Record
GHSA-g95j-p8f6-pwh4- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
headless-browser-litenpm |
through 2015.4.3-10 | 2015.4.18-a |
headless-browser-litenpm |
before 2015.4.18-a | 2015.4.18-a |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10625 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Headless-browser-lite Project Headless-browser-lite, published June 1, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in headless-browser-lite 2015.4.18-a.
References
nodesecurity.io/advisories/230
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10625
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g95j-p8f6-pwh4
npmjs.com/advisories/230