High severity · published Jun 4, 2018
CVE-2017-16031
Socket.io is a realtime application framework that provides communication via websockets
7.5
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Socket.io is a realtime application framework that provides communication via websockets. Because socket.io 0.9.6 and earlier depends on `Math.random()` to create socket IDs, the IDs are predictable. An attacker is able to guess the socket ID and gain access to socket.io servers, potentially obtaining sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
Socket.io · Socket
through 0.9.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16031
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16031
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/67b4eb9abdf111dfa9be4176d1709374a2b4ded8
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/issues/856
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/pull/857
Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/321
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