CVE-2022-21667
There is an unhandled case when reading POST requests which results in the server crashing if it could not read the body of a request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
soketi is an open-source WebSockets server. There is an unhandled case when reading POST requests which results in the server crashing if it could not read the body of a request. In the event that a POST request is sent to any endpoint of the server with an empty body, even unauthenticated with the Pusher Protocol, it will crash the server. All users that run the server are affected by this vulnerability and it's highly recommended to upgrade to the latest patch. There are no workarounds for this issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Affected
- soketi project/soketi
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/soketi/soketi/commit/4b12efef9c31117c36a0a0f1c3aa32114e86364bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/soketi/soketi/releases/tag/0.24.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/soketi/soketi/security/advisories/GHSA-86ch-6w7v-v6xfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/soketi/soketi/commit/4b12efef9c31117c36a0a0f1c3aa32114e86364bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/soketi/soketi/releases/tag/0.24.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/soketi/soketi/security/advisories/GHSA-86ch-6w7v-v6xfThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.