Resource exhaustion in socket.io-parser - CVE-2020-36049
Published: September 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80956
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36049
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
socket.io-parser
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S)
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-36049
Install updates from vendor's website.
socket.io-parser - update to 3.4.1
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) - update to 1.10.7.0
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) - update to 1.10.7.0