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CVE-2016-10578
unicode loads unicode data downloaded from unicode.org into nodejs. Unicode before 9.0.0 downloads binary resources over HTTP, which…
High8.1EPSS 0.57%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- hackerone
Description
unicode loads unicode data downloaded from unicode.org into nodejs. Unicode before 9.0.0 downloads binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
HackerOne · unicode node module
- affected < 9.0.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- npmunicodeGHSA-qjf4-7642-c57p (opens in a new tab)
References (1)
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/161 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qjf4-7642-c57p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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