CVE-2016-10581: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

February 18, 2019 (updated January 8, 2021)

Steroids is PhoneGap on Steroids, providing native UI elements, multiple WebViews and enhancements for better developer productivity. steroids downloads zipped 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 tarball with an attacker controlled tarball if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

References

github.com/AppGyver/steroids/blob/master/package.json
github.com/AppGyver/steroids/blob/master/package.json
github.com/AppGyver/steroids/blob/master/package.json
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m9c-634g-47vq
nodesecurity.io/advisories/168
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10581
www.npmjs.com/advisories/168

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