CVE-2022-41940
Engine.IO HTTP Request Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
Engine.IO is the implementation of transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. 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 uses depending packages like socket.io. There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version. There are patches for this issue released in versions 3.6.1 and 6.2.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 22, 2022, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 26, 2022, 3:26 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.5
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-41940 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2022-41940.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/425e833ab13373edf1dd5a0706f07100db14e3c6 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/83c4071af871fc188298d7d591e95670bf9f9085 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/security/advisories/GHSA-r7qp-cfhv-p84w | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CMake Shell Perl C++ C Batchfile CSS Makefile M4 Python
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2022-41940 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-41940 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/425e833ab13373edf1dd5a0706f07100db14e3c6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/425e833ab13373edf1dd5a0706f07100db14e3c6 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/83c4071af871fc188298d7d591e95670bf9f9085 No Types Assigned https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/83c4071af871fc188298d7d591e95670bf9f9085 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/security/advisories/GHSA-r7qp-cfhv-p84w No Types Assigned https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/security/advisories/GHSA-r7qp-cfhv-p84w Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-41940 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-2022-41940
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.01%
score
0.40775
percentile