CVE-2016-10536

engine.io-client is the client for engine.io, the implementation of a transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. The vulnerability is related to the way that node.js handles the `rejectUnauthorized` setting. If the value is something that evaluates to false, certificate verification will be disabled. This is problematic as engine.io-client 1.6.8 and earlier passes in an object for settings that includes the rejectUnauthorized property, whether it has been set or not. If the value has not been explicitly changed, it will be passed in as `null`, resulting in certificate verification being turned off.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io-client:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/99 - Third Party Advisory () https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/99 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/ - Third Party Advisory () https://www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/ - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-05-31 20:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:44


NVD link : CVE-2016-10536

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10536

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10536


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Products Affected

socket

  • engine.io-client
CWE
CWE-300

Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation