Improper Input Validation in sails-hook-sockets

published 2020-07-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-f7f4-hqp2-7prc , EUVD-2020-0552

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 2

npm sails-hook-sockets 1.5.5
sailsjs sails 1.0.0-46

Exploit prediction

1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	sails-hook-sockets	<1.5.5	1.5.5

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

github.com /balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets/commit/ff02114eaec090ee51db48435cc32d451662606e
web, patch, third-party-advisory
github.com /balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets/commit/0533a4864b1920fd8fbb5287bc0889193c5faf44
web, patch, third-party-advisory
github.com /balderdashy/sails/blob/56f8276f6501a144a03d1f0f28df4ccdb4ad82e2/CHANGELOG.md
web, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2020/07/19/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21036
advisory
github.com /balderdashy/sails-hook-sockets
package

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary