#VU29692 Resource exhaustion in SockJS for Node - CVE-2020-7693 

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#VU29692 Resource exhaustion in SockJS for Node - CVE-2020-7693

Published: July 13, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29692
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7693
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
SockJS for Node
Software vendor:
SockJS

Description

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 within the "Upgrade" header with the value "websocket". A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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