CVE-2016-10536

MEDIUM

engine.io-client < 1.6.8 - Improper Certificate Validation via rejectUnauthorized Setting

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

engine.io-client is the client for engine.io, the implementation of a transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. The vulnerability is related to the way that node.js handles the `rejectUnauthorized` setting. If the value is something that evaluates to false, certificate verification will be disabled. This is problematic as engine.io-client 1.6.8 and earlier passes in an object for settings that includes the rejectUnauthorized property, whether it has been set or not. If the value has not been explicitly changed, it will be passed in as `null`, resulting in certificate verification being turned off.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.cigital.com/blog/node-js-socket-io/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/99

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 58.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-295 CWE-300
Status published
Products (2)
npm/engine.io-client 0 - 1.6.9npm
socket/engine.io-client < 1.6.8
Published May 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026