CVE-2020-36048 (High) detected in engine.io-1.8.3.tgz

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CVE-2020-36048 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - engine.io-1.8.3.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-1.8.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/engine.io/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - karma-1.7.0.tgz (Root Library) - socket.io-1.7.3.tgz - :x: **engine.io-1.8.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Engine.IO before 4.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a POST request to the long polling transport.

Publish Date: 2021-01-07

URL: CVE-2020-36048

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-36048

Release Date: 2021-01-07

Fix Resolution (engine.io): 3.6.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (karma): 5.0.8

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