Description
nw is an installer for nw.js. nw downloads zipped resources over HTTP, It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested zip file with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Remediation
References
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/166
Related Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-7746 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars.bower:chart.js
CVE-2019-10306 Vulnerability in maven package org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ontrack
CVE-2018-11698 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars.npm:node-sass
CVE-2019-13506 Vulnerability in npm package devalue
CVE-2021-26707 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars.npm:merge-deep