#VU94660 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in socket.io - CVE-2024-38355
Published: July 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94660
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38355
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
socket.io
socket.io
Software vendor:
socket.io
socket.io
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A remote attacker can send specially crafted Socket.IO packet to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.