CVE-2016-10680: adamvr-geoip-lite_project adamvr-geoip-lite Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10680 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability in adamvr-geoip-lite_project adamvr-geoip-lite. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 29-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
adamvr-geoip-lite is a light weight native JavaScript implementation of GeoIP API from MaxMind adamvr-geoip-lite downloads geoip resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. This impacts the integrity and availability of this geoip data that may alter the decisions made by an application using this data.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 0.72% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-311Missing Encryption of Sensitive DataThe product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission.
- CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.
Affected systems
Adamvr-geoip-lite_project1 product
- adamvr-geoip-lite≤ 1.2.0
Hackerone1 product
- adamvr-geoip-lite node moduleAll versions (No fix recorded)
Npm1 product
- adamvr-geoip-lite≥ 0.0.0 (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
