CVE-2016-10536
Engine.io-Client Certificate Verification Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 31, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10536.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/99 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE HackerOne CWE-300 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/ No Types Assigned https://www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/99 No Types Assigned https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/99 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-295 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io-client:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 1.6.8
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.13 }} 0.00%
score
0.48113
percentile