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GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7
No affected components available
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
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!
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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