CVE-2023-32695

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.011 · 64 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.06% (64th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
35 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

socket.io parser is a socket.io encoder and decoder written in JavaScript complying with version 5 of socket.io-protocol. A specially crafted Socket.IO packet can trigger an uncaught exception on the Socket.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process. A patch has been released in version 4.2.3.

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cvss

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7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.3highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.4
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · OSV
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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affected products (35)

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advisories (3)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1800HCL BigFix: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in HCL BigFix WebUI ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Dateien zu manipulieren, Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0049Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-09csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk Enterprise ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder unbekannte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.

  • GHSA-cqmj-92xf-r6r9Insufficient validation when decoding a Socket.IO packet2023-05-23ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact A specially crafted Socket.IO packet can trigger an uncaught exception on the Socket.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process. ``` TypeError: Cannot convert object to primitive value at Socket.emit (node:events:507:25) at .../node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.js:531:14 ``` ### Patches A fix has been released today (2023/05/22): - https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/commit/3b78117bf6ba7e99d7a5cfc1ba54d0477554a7f3, included in `socket.io-parser@4.2.3` - https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/commit/2dc3c92622dad113b8676be06f23b1ed46b02ced, included in `socket.io-parser@3.4.3` Another fix has been released for the `3.3.x` branch: - https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-parser/commit/ee006607495eca4ec7262ad080dd3a91439a5ba4, included in `socket.io-parser@3.3.4 | `socket.io` version | `socket.io-parser` version | Needs minor update? | |---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | `4.5.2...latest` | `~4.2.0` ([ref](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/9890b036cf942f6b6ad2afeb6a8361c32cd5d528)) | `npm audit fix` should be sufficient | | `4.1.3...4.5.1` | `~4.1.1` ([ref](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/7c44893d7878cd5bba1eff43150c3e664f88fb57)) | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x` | | `3.0.5...4.1.2` | `~4.0.3` ([ref](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/752dfe3b1e5fecda53dae899b4a39e6fed5a1a17)) | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x` | | `3.0.0...3.0.4` | `~4.0.1` ([ref](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/1af3267e3f5f7884214cf2ca4d5282d620092fb0)) | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.6.x` | | `2.3.0...2.5.0` | `~3.4.0` ([ref](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/cf39362014f5ff13a17168b74772c43920d6e4fd)) | `npm audit fix` should be sufficient | ### Workarounds There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open a discussion [here](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/discussions) Thanks to [@rafax00](https://github.com/rafax00) for the responsible disclosure.

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