CVE-2022-2421 | Due to improper type validation in attachment parsing the So… | CVSS 10.0 CRITICAL

Description

Due to improper type validation in attachment parsing the Socket.io js library, it is possible to overwrite the _placeholder object which allows an attacker to place references to functions at arbitrary places in the resulting query object.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2022-2421
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: DIVD
Reserved: 2022-07-15 00:00 UTC
Published: 2022-10-25 00:00 UTC
Last updated: 2025-03-11 13:40 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
CWE-89 SQL Injection
Vendor / Product: Socket.io / Socket.io-Parser
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

10.0 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Socket.io	Socket.io-Parser	—	4.x < 4.2.1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-89	cna	CWE-89 SQL Injection

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
10.0	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)