Description
arcanist downloads resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested resources with an attacker controlled copy if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Remediation
References
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/286
Related Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-23256 Vulnerability in npm package electerm
CVE-2020-4075 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars.npm:electron
CVE-2018-3717 Vulnerability in npm package simple-server
CVE-2021-33623 Vulnerability in npm package trim-newlines
CVE-2020-7773 Vulnerability in npm package markdown-it-highlightjs