CVE-2020-24807

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

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

Affected products

Socket.Io-File Project Socket.Io-File: through 2.0.31

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x
https://github.com/rico345100/socket.io-file
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1564
https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-file
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x
https://github.com/rico345100/socket.io-file
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1564
https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-file

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