Engine.IO is the implementation of transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process. This impacts all the users of the engine.io package, including those who uses depending packages like socket.io. There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version. There are patches for this issue released in versions 3.6.1 and 6.2.1.
CVE-2022-41940 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
engine.io-5.1.0.tgz
The realtime engine behind Socket.IO. Provides the foundation of a bidirectional connection between client and server
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-5.1.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /APM-Start/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /APM-Start/node_modules/engine.io/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **engine.io-5.1.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
engine.io-4.1.1.tgz
The realtime engine behind Socket.IO. Provides the foundation of a bidirectional connection between client and server
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-4.1.1.tgz
Path to dependency file: /APM-Final/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /APM-Final/node_modules/engine.io/package.json,/APM-Start/node_modules/socket.io/node_modules/engine.io/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **engine.io-4.1.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: main
Engine.IO is the implementation of transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process. This impacts all the users of the engine.io package, including those who uses depending packages like socket.io. There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version. There are patches for this issue released in versions 3.6.1 and 6.2.1.
Publish Date: 2022-11-22
URL: CVE-2022-41940
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/security/advisories/GHSA-r7qp-cfhv-p84w
Release Date: 2022-11-22
Fix Resolution: 6.2.1
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