Affected versions of mongodb-instance insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running mongodb-instance.

Recommendation

Update to version 0.0.3 or later.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10572
• Janpot/mongodb-instance@c8fea75)
• GHSA-7r8m-45gc-m2c8
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/235