5.9
MEDIUM
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:44 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10536 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Socket engine.io-client
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10536 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10536 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10536 weaknesses.

CAPEC-459: Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate CAPEC-475: Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data CAPEC-94: Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) CAPEC-466: Leveraging Active Adversary in the Middle Attacks to Bypass Same Origin Policy Leveraging Active Adversary in the Middle Attacks to Bypass Same Origin Policy CAPEC-589: DNS Blocking DNS Blocking CAPEC-590: IP Address Blocking IP Address Blocking CAPEC-612: WiFi MAC Address Tracking WiFi MAC Address Tracking CAPEC-613: WiFi SSID Tracking WiFi SSID Tracking CAPEC-615: Evil Twin Wi-Fi Attack Evil Twin Wi-Fi Attack CAPEC-662: Adversary in the Browser (AiTB) Adversary in the Browser (AiTB)
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.00%

score

0.48113

percentile

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