fix(cmd-api-server): upgrade socket.io - CVE-2022-21676

[petermetz]

Severity
High
7.5
/ 10
CVSS base metrics
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-754
CVE ID
CVE-2022-21676
GHSA ID
GHSA-273r-mgr4-v34f

Package
Affected versions
Patched version
engine.io
(npm)

= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1
5.2.1
Impact
A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process.

RangeError: Invalid WebSocket frame: RSV2 and RSV3 must be clear
at Receiver.getInfo (/.../node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:176:14)
at Receiver.startLoop (/.../node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:136:22)
at Receiver._write (/.../node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:83:10)
at writeOrBuffer (internal/streams/writable.js:358:12)

This impacts all the users of the engine.io package starting from version 4.0.0, including those who uses depending packages like socket.io.

Patches
A fix has been released for each major branch:

Version range Fixed version
engine.io@4.x.x 4.1.2
engine.io@5.x.x 5.2.1
engine.io@6.x.x 6.1.1
Previous versions (< 4.0.0) are not impacted.

For socket.io users:

Version range engine.io version Needs minor update?
socket.io@4.4.x ~6.1.0 -
socket.io@4.3.x ~6.0.0 Please upgrade to socket.io@4.4.x
socket.io@4.2.x ~5.2.0 -
socket.io@4.1.x ~5.1.1 Please upgrade to socket.io@4.4.x
socket.io@4.0.x ~5.0.0 Please upgrade to socket.io@4.4.x
socket.io@3.1.x ~4.1.0 -
socket.io@3.0.x ~4.0.0 Please upgrade to socket.io@3.1.x or socket.io@4.4.x (see here)
In most cases, running npm audit fix should be sufficient. You can also use npm update engine.io --depth=9999.

Workarounds
There is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version.

For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in engine.io
Thanks to Marcus Wejderot from Mevisio for the responsible disclosure.