ipip downloads Resources over HTTP

published 2018-06-01 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9gqh-q4cx-f2h9 , EUVD-2019-0270

cvss: 8.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits: 0; none known

ipip is a Node.js module to query geolocation information for an IP or domain, based on database by ipip.net. ipip downloads data resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	ipip	<=3.0.0	no fix listed

Affected products

HackerOne ipip node module

Classification

Weakness

CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

nodesecurity.io /advisories/184
third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10594
advisory
github.com /ChiChou/node-ipip
package
npmjs.com /advisories/184
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary