#VU78488 Uncaught Exception in socket.io-parser - CVE-2023-32695
Published: July 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78488
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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32695
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
socket.io-parser
socket.io-parser
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 a specially crafted Socket.IO packet to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/releases/tag/4.2.3
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/commit/3b78117bf6ba7e99d7a5cfc1ba54d0477554a7f3
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/commit/2dc3c92622dad113b8676be06f23b1ed46b02ced
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-cqmj-92xf-r6r9