CVE-2016-10538 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2016-10538
Vulnerability Scoring

3.5
/10
Moderate Risk

Exploiting CVE-2016-10538 requires specific conditions, leading to a moderate security impact.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2016-10538 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕝 21 Nov 2024, 02:44 UTC
Originally published on: 🕗 31 May 2018, 20:29 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 2365 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVE-2016-10538 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-10538: The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2016-10538

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2016-10538 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2016-10538

CVE-2016-10538 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2016-10538, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2016-10538, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2016-10538 has no significant impact on data confidentiality.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2016-10538 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2016-10538 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.145% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 51.78% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 48.22% of others.

CVE-2016-10538 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Leveraging Race Conditions CAPEC-26 The adversary targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently, and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The adversary can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance, a race condition can occur while accessing a file: the adversary can trick the system by replacing the original file with their version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
  • Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions CAPEC-29 This attack targets a race condition occurring between the time of check (state) for a resource and the time of use of a resource. A typical example is file access. The adversary can leverage a file access race condition by "running the race", meaning that they would modify the resource between the first time the target program accesses the file and the time the target program uses the file. During that period of time, the adversary could replace or modify the file, causing the application to behave unexpectedly.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.1-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.1-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.2-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.2-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.3-5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.4-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.4-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.4-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.4-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.4-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.4-1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.4-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.4-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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