CVE-2023-38504 – sails

Package

Manager: npm
Name: sails
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.5.7

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: 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

EPSS: 0.00225 pctl0.45068

Details

DoS vulnerability for apps with sockets enabled ### Impact In Sails apps <=v1.5.6, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash. ### Patches This behavior was fixed in Sails [v1.5.7](https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/releases/tag/v1.5.7) ### Workarounds Disable the sockets hook and remove the `sails.io.js` client ### References https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/pull/7287 Big thanks to @ThomasRinsma at [Codean](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeanio/)!

Metadata

Created: 2023-07-27T17:13:14Z
Modified: 2023-07-27T21:36:06Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/07/GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7/GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-248"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7
Finding: F140
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