{"id":"CVE-2020-10800","aliases":["EUVD-2020-0390","GHSA-q8xg-8xwf-m598"],"status":"published","title":"Machine-In-The-Middle in lix","description":"lix through 15.8.7 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the HTTP client-server data stream so that the Location header is associated with attacker-controlled executable content in the postDownload field.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.01365,"percentile":0.7222,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-544","CWE-639"],"published":"2020-03-21T14:06:56Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:48:27Z","affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"lix","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"15.11.4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"lix","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"15.11.4"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"lix_project","product":"lix"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1306","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10800","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8xg-8xwf-m598"},{"url":"https://github.com/lix-pm/lix.client","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-10800","description":"lix through 15.8.7 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the HTTP client-server data stream so that the Location header is associated with attacker-controlled executable content in the postDownload field.","status":"published","published":"2020-03-21T14:06:56Z","modified":"2024-08-04T11:14:15.583Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:47.877975Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-0390","description":"lix through 15.8.7 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the HTTP client-server data stream so that the Location header is associated with attacker-controlled executable content in the postDownload field.","status":"published","published":"2020-03-21T14:06:56Z","modified":"2024-08-04T11:14:15Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:49.454544Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q8xg-8xwf-m598","title":"Machine-In-The-Middle in lix","description":"All versions of `lix` are vulnerable to Machine-In-The-Middle. The package accepts downloads with `http` and follows `location` header redirects for package downloads. This allows for an attacker in a privileged network position to intercept a lix package installation and redirect the download to a malicious source.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nNo fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.","status":"published","published":"2020-04-16T03:14:59Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:03:01Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-544","CWE-639"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:31.364752Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-10800","description":"lix through 15.8.7 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the HTTP client-server data stream so that the Location header is associated with attacker-controlled executable content in the postDownload field.","status":"published","published":"2020-03-21T15:15:11.107Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:48:27.613Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:56.580228Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-q8xg-8xwf-m598","title":"Machine-In-The-Middle in lix","description":"All versions of `lix` are vulnerable to Machine-In-The-Middle. The package accepts downloads with `http` and follows `location` header redirects for package downloads. This allows for an attacker in a privileged network position to intercept a lix package installation and redirect the download to a malicious source.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nNo fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.","status":"published","published":"2020-04-16T03:14:59Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:02:01.215804Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-544","CWE-639"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.40888Z"}]}}