Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-37899feathersjs socket handler allows abusing implicit toString
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in feathers from feathersjs. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Feathersjs is a framework for creating web APIs and real-time applications with TypeScript or JavaScript. Feathers socket handler did not catch invalid string conversion errors like `const message = ${{ toString: '' }}` which would cause the NodeJS process to crash when sending an unexpected Socket.io message like `socket.emit('find', { toString: '' })`. A fix has been released in versions 5.0.8 and 4.5.18. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @feathersjs/socketio | 4.5.18 | GHSA-hhr9-rh25-hvf9 |
| npm | @feathersjs/socketio | 5.0.8 | GHSA-hhr9-rh25-hvf9 |
| npm | @feathersjs/transport-commons | 4.5.18 | GHSA-hhr9-rh25-hvf9 |
| npm | @feathersjs/transport-commons | 5.0.8 | GHSA-hhr9-rh25-hvf9 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| feathersjs | feathers | < 4.5.18>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.8 |
Weakness: CWE-754 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/security/advisories/GHSA-hhr9-rh25-hvf9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/pull/3241 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/pull/3242 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/blob/crow/CHANGELOG.md#4518-2023-07-19 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/blob/dove/CHANGELOG.md#508-2023-07-19 x_refsource_MISC