CVE-2016-10536
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
engine.io-clientnpm | < 1.6.9 | 1.6.9 |
Affected products
2- Range: <= 1.6.8
Patches
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References
7- github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r4m-hjwj-43p8ghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/99nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10536ghsaADVISORY
- www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-ioghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/99ghsaWEB
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