CVE-2020-7693 (Medium) detected in sockjs-0.3.19.tgz

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CVE-2020-7693 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - sockjs-0.3.19.tgz

SockJS-node is a server counterpart of SockJS-client a JavaScript library that provides a WebSocket-like object in the browser. SockJS gives you a coherent, cross-browser, Javascript API which creates a low latency, full duplex, cross-domain communication

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/sockjs/-/sockjs-0.3.19.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/sockjs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-dev-server-3.10.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ sockjs-0.3.19.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6b89159aa1d2e5fe32889dbc56563032fb291377

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Incorrect handling of Upgrade header with the value websocket leads in crashing of containers hosting sockjs apps. This affects the package sockjs before 0.3.20.

Publish Date: 2020-07-09

URL: CVE-2020-7693

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: sockjs/sockjs-node#265

Release Date: 2020-07-14

Fix Resolution (sockjs): 0.3.20

Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack-dev-server): 3.11.0

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