High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38504
CVE-2023-38504
Description
Sails is a realtime MVC Framework for Node.js. In Sails apps prior to version 1.5.7,, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash. This behavior was fixed in Sails v1.5.7. As a workaround, disable the sockets hook and remove the sails.io.js client.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
sailsnpm | < 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 1.5.7
Patches
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References
6- github.com/balderdashy/sails/commit/4a023dc5095a4b30fdc8535f705ed34cd22d2f7dnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/balderdashy/sails/security/advisories/GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38504ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/balderdashy/sails/pull/7287nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/balderdashy/sails/releases/tag/v1.5.7nvdRelease NotesWEB
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