CVE-2023-38504

Sails DoS vulnerability for apps with sockets enabled

Published Jul 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Sails is a realtime MVC Framework for Node.js. In Sails apps prior to version 1.5.7,, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash. This behavior was fixed in Sails v1.5.7. As a workaround, disable the sockets hook and remove the `sails.io.js` client.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2068 Sails is a realtime MVC Framework for Node.js. In Sails apps prior to version 1.5.7,, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash. This behavior was fixed in Sails v1.5.7. As a workaround, disable the sockets hook and remove the `sails.io.js` client.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7 DoS vulnerability for apps with sockets enabled
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sailsjs:sails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 3, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved
Jul 18, 2023, 4:28 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 27, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM