gianpaj/walnut.tv

CVE-2020-36048 (High) detected in engine.io-3.5.0.tgz

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CVE-2020-36048 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - engine.io-3.5.0.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-3.5.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: walnut.tv/package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • browser-sync-2.26.14.tgz (Root Library)
    • socket.io-2.4.0.tgz
      • ❌ engine.io-3.5.0.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: 2021-01-08

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: 2021-01-08

Fix Resolution: engine.io - 4.0.0

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