HIGH
Sails.js before v1.0.0-46 allows attackers to cause a denial of service with a single request because there is no error handler in sails-hook-sockets to handle an empty pathname in a WebSocket request
Published Jul 21, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.77%
Description
Sails.js before v1.0.0-46 allows attackers to cause a denial of service with a single request because there is no error handler in sails-hook-sockets to handle an empty pathname in a WebSocket request.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.77% 0.01769
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01769
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01769) | 77.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01769) | 75.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00722) | 70.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 64.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 64.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 64.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 53.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.66% (0.08662) | 93.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.66% (0.08662) | 93.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.66% (0.08662) | 82.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 80.68th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 80.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 89.35th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/19/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7f4-hqp2-7prc Advisory
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets/commit/0533a4864b1920fd8fbb5287bc0889193c5faf44 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets/commit/ff02114eaec090ee51db48435cc32d451662606e x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/blob/56f8276f6501a144a03d1f0f28df4ccdb4ad82e2/CHANGELOG.md x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21036
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/19/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7f4-hqp2-7prc | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets/commit/0533a4864b1920fd8fbb5287bc0889193c5faf44 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets/commit/ff02114eaec090ee51db48435cc32d451662606e | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/blob/56f8276f6501a144a03d1f0f28df4ccdb4ad82e2/CHANGELOG.md | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21036 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 21, 2020
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 14, 2020
Link CVE-2018-21036
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-F7F4-HQP2-7PRC Updated n/a