CVE-2020-28481 describes an Insecure Defaults vulnerability in socket.io versions prior to 2.4.0, where all domains are whitelisted by default due to a CORS misconfiguration. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (C:L) without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges. While the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacks public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), there is no community discussion or media coverage to indicate active exploitation or widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:socket:socket.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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