CVE-2023-38504
DoS vulnerability for apps with sockets enabled
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
Description
### Impact In Sails apps <=v1.5.6, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash. ### Patches This behavior was fixed in Sails [v1.5.7](https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/releases/tag/v1.5.7) ### Workarounds Disable the sockets hook and remove the `sails.io.js` client ### References https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/pull/7287 Big thanks to @ThomasRinsma at [Codean](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeanio/)!
How to fix CVE-2023-38504
To remediate CVE-2023-38504, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.5.7 or later
Is CVE-2023-38504 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.5.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |