CVE-2022-21667

Denial of Service in soketi

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: soketi soketi
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/soketi/soketi/security/advisories/GHSA-86ch-6w7v-v6xf third party advisory
https://github.com/soketi/soketi/commit/4b12efef9c31117c36a0a0f1c3aa32114e86364b third party advisory patch
https://github.com/soketi/soketi/releases/tag/0.24.1 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21667?
CVE-2022-21667 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-21667?
To fix CVE-2022-21667, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-21667 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-21667 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-21667?
CVE-2022-21667 affects soketi soketi.
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