CVE-2016-10536
MEDIUMengine.io-client < 1.6.8 - Improper Certificate Validation via rejectUnauthorized Setting
Title source: llmDescription
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/
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client/commit/2c55b278a491bf45313ecc0825cf800e2f7ff5c1
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