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Security checkSeptember 07, 2023

Insecure Defaults Allow MITM Over TLS in engine.io-client

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Medium severitynpmengine.io-client

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Description

Affected versions of engine.io-client do not verify certificates by default, and as such may be vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle attacks.

The vulnerability is related to the way that node.js handles the rejectUnauthorized setting.

Recommendation

Update the engine.io-client package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 1.6.9
  • Patched version(s): 1.6.9

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