CVE-2020-28481 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The package socket.io before 2.4.0 are vulnerable to Insecure Defaults due to CORS Misconfiguration. All domains are whitelisted by default.

Published: 2021-01-19

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

socket.io

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 2.4.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:socket:socket.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0502	The package socket.io before 2.4.0 are vulnerable to Insecure Defaults due to CORS Misconfiguration. All domains are whitelisted by default.
Github GHSA	GHSA-fxwf-4rqh-v8g3	CORS misconfiguration in socket.io

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00183.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/issues/3671
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1056358
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1056357
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SOCKETIO-1024859

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Socket Socket.io

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-01-19T14:45:17.064Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:11:33.987Z

Reserved: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28481

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-19T15:15:12.060

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:52.963

Link: CVE-2020-28481

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-346

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