How severe is CVE-2016-1000224?

CVE-2016-1000224 has a CVSS score of 4.2/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2016-1000224?

CVE-2016-1000224 affects the following packages: ezseed-transmission (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1000224?

Update ezseed-transmission to 0.0.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-1000224 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2016-1000224 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ezseed-transmission. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate CVE-2016-1000224 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2016-1000224?

O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-1000224 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is CVE-2016-1000224 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2016-1000224 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

When was CVE-2016-1000224 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2016-1000224 was published on September 1, 2020 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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📦 npm

Not in CISA KEV

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2016-1000224

MEDIUM

CVE-2016-1000224 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.2) vulnerability in ezseed-transmission. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2016-1000224 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Insecure Defaults Leads to Potential MITM in ezseed-transmission

Published

Sep 1, 2020

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 8, 2023 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

📦ezseed-transmission

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects npm packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Affected versions of ezseed-transmission download and run a script over an HTTP connection.

An attacker in a privileged network position could launch a Man-in-the-Middle attack and intercept the script, replacing it with malicious code, completely compromising the system running ezseed-transmission.

Recommendation

Update to version 0.0.15 or later.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`ezseed-transmission`	≥ 0.0.10&&< 0.0.15	0.0.15

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ezseed-transmission. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update ezseed-transmission to 0.0.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-1000224 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-1000224 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2016-1000224. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Affected versions of `ezseed-transmission` download and run a script over an HTTP connection. An attacker in a privileged network position could launch a Man-in-the-Middle attack and intercept the script, replacing it with malicious code, completely compromising the system running `ezseed-transmission`. ## Recommendation Update to version 0.0.15 or later.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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