CVE-2023-38504

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jul 27, 2023
Updated: Aug 3, 2023
CWE ID 248

Summary

CVE-2023-38504 is a vulnerability that affects Sails apps prior to version 1.5.7, which is a realtime MVC Framework for Node.js. The vulnerability allows an attacker to send a virtual request that will crash the node process. To remediate the vulnerability, users should update to Sails v1.5.7 or later versions, which have fixed the issue. As a temporary workaround, users can disable the sockets hook and remove the `sails.io.js` client. This vulnerability has a high severity rating with a base score of 7.5 out of 10, indicating its potential danger to an organization's availability.

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