Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
pennyworth is a Node.js natural language templating module that downloads data resources over HTTP. Because HTTP is not encrypted or integrity-protected, someone positioned on the network could interfere with those downloads. The public sources do not provide a CVSS score, confirmed exploitation, or a named vendor fix.
Executive priority
Treat this as a dependency hygiene and supply-chain exposure issue, not an emergency based on current evidence. Prioritize confirmation of use and replacement planning, especially for production systems that process externally downloaded content.
Technical view
CVE-2016-10619 affects all listed versions of the HackerOne pennyworth node module. The issue is classified as CWE-311 and stems from downloading data resources over HTTP, creating confidentiality and integrity exposure to man-in-the-middle interception or modification. Evidence does not describe exploit chains, affected downstream applications, or patch details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to applications or build/runtime environments that install and use the pennyworth Node module. Risk is higher when downloaded resources affect generated content, decisions, or user-visible output across untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The source bundle shows KEV is false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Practical exploitation would depend on a network position able to intercept or alter HTTP resource downloads; no exploit procedure is provided in the sources.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: all versions are listed as affected, severity data is absent, and the only described behavior is HTTP resource downloading. Further assessment should focus on actual package usage, network trust boundaries, and whether resource tampering changes application output.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory direct and transitive use of the pennyworth node module.
- Remove or replace pennyworth where it is not business-critical.
- Check vendor or advisory guidance for any maintained fix or replacement path.
- Reduce exposure to untrusted networks where the module runs.
- Assess whether downloaded resources influence sensitive application behavior.
Validation and detection
- Review dependency manifests and lockfiles for pennyworth.
- Confirm whether pennyworth is loaded in production code paths.
- Identify environments where the module downloads external resources.
- Check whether outputs from downloaded resources affect users or security decisions.
- Document findings because public severity and fix evidence are incomplete.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/213CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.