CVE-2024-38355 (High) detected in socket.io-2.1.1.tgz

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CVE-2024-38355 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - socket.io-2.1.1.tgz

node.js realtime framework server

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io/-/socket.io-2.1.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /docs/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /docs/node_modules/socket.io/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• browser-sync-2.26.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ socket.io-2.1.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b22423d123f2a162972d83138f5c1b596cac9420

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Socket.IO is an open source, real-time, bidirectional, event-based, communication framework. A specially crafted Socket.IO packet can trigger an uncaught exception on the Socket.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process. This issue is fixed by commit 15af22fc22 which has been included in [email protected] (released in May 2023). The fix was backported in the 2.x branch as well with commit d30630ba10. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may attach a listener for the "error" event to catch these errors.

Publish Date: 2024-06-19

URL: CVE-2024-38355

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-25hc-qcg6-38wj

Release Date: 2024-06-19

Fix Resolution (socket.io): 4.6.2

Direct dependency fix Resolution (browser-sync): 2.27.8

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