GHSA-R2GR-FHMR-66C5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-05-10 18:38 – Updated: 2026-01-22 22:29
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Summary
Duplicate Advisory: "Arbitrary code execution in socket.io-file"
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

"The socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js relies on client-side validation of file types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file via a modified JSON name field. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer."

Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "socket.io-file"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.0.31"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-21T21:00:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-10-06T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\n\"The socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js relies on client-side validation of file types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file via a modified JSON name field. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-r2gr-fhmr-66c5",
  "modified": "2026-01-22T22:29:07Z",
  "published": "2021-05-10T18:38:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24807"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rico345100/socket.io-file"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1564"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-file"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: \"Arbitrary code execution in socket.io-file\"",
  "withdrawn": "2026-01-22T22:29:07Z"
}


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