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GHSA-Q9MW-68C2-J6M5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-03 21:56 – Updated: 2025-02-13 18:54

Summary

engine.io Uncaught Exception vulnerability

Details

Impact

A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process.

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'handlesUpgrades')
    at Server.onWebSocket (build/server.js:515:67)

This impacts all the users of the engine.io package, including those who uses depending packages like socket.io.

Patches

A fix has been released today (2023/05/02): 6.4.2

This bug was introduced in version 5.1.0 and included in version 4.1.0 of the socket.io parent package. Older versions are not impacted.

For socket.io users:

Version range	`engine.io` version	Needs minor update?
`socket.io@4.6.x`	`~6.4.0`	`npm audit fix` should be sufficient
`socket.io@4.5.x`	`~6.2.0`	Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`
`socket.io@4.4.x`	`~6.1.0`	Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`
`socket.io@4.3.x`	`~6.0.0`	Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`
`socket.io@4.2.x`	`~5.2.0`	Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`
`socket.io@4.1.x`	`~5.1.1`	Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`
`socket.io@4.0.x`	`~5.0.0`	Not impacted
`socket.io@3.1.x`	`~4.1.0`	Not impacted
`socket.io@3.0.x`	`~4.0.0`	Not impacted
`socket.io@2.5.0`	`~3.6.0`	Not impacted
`socket.io@2.4.x` and below	`~3.5.0`	Not impacted

Workarounds

There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in engine.io

Thanks to Thomas Rinsma from Codean for the responsible disclosure.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "engine.io"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.1.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "6.4.2"
            }
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-31125"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-248"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-05-03T21:56:51Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-05-08T21:15:11Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "details": "### Impact\n\nA specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process.\n\n```\nTypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading \u0027handlesUpgrades\u0027)\n    at Server.onWebSocket (build/server.js:515:67)\n```\n\nThis impacts all the users of the [`engine.io`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/engine.io) package, including those who uses depending packages like [`socket.io`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io).\n\n### Patches\n\nA fix has been released today (2023/05/02): [6.4.2](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/releases/tag/6.4.2)\n\nThis bug was introduced in version 5.1.0 and included in version 4.1.0 of the `socket.io` parent package. Older versions are not impacted.\n\nFor `socket.io` users:\n\n| Version range               | `engine.io` version | Needs minor update?                                                                                    |\n|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `socket.io@4.6.x`           | `~6.4.0`            | `npm audit fix` should be sufficient                                                                   |\n| `socket.io@4.5.x`           | `~6.2.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.4.x`           | `~6.1.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.3.x`           | `~6.0.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.2.x`           | `~5.2.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.1.x`           | `~5.1.1`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.0.x`           | `~5.0.0`            | Not impacted |\n| `socket.io@3.1.x`           | `~4.1.0`            | Not impacted |\n| `socket.io@3.0.x`           | `~4.0.0`            | Not impacted |\n| `socket.io@2.5.0`           | `~3.6.0`            | Not impacted |\n| `socket.io@2.4.x` and below | `~3.5.0`            | Not impacted |\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [`engine.io`](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io)\n\nThanks to Thomas Rinsma from Codean for the responsible disclosure.",
  "id": "GHSA-q9mw-68c2-j6m5",
  "modified": "2025-02-13T18:54:10Z",
  "published": "2023-05-03T21:56:51Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/socketio/engine.io"
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}

CVE-2023-31125 (GCVE-0-2023-31125)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-08 20:21 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:49

Title

Uncaught exception in engine.io

Summary

Engine.IO is the implementation of transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. An uncaught exception vulnerability was introduced in version 5.1.0 and included in version 4.1.0 of the `socket.io` parent package. Older versions are not impacted. 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 use depending packages like `socket.io`. This issue was fixed in version 6.4.2 of Engine.IO. There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-01-29 14:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/fc48…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/releases/ta…	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023062…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
socketio	engine.io	Affected: >= 5.1.0, < 6.4.2

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