engine.io-client is the client for engine.io, the implementation of a transport-based cross-browser/cross-device bi-directional communication layer for Socket.IO. The vulnerability is related to the way that node.js handles the `rejectUnauthorized` setting. If the value is something that evaluates to false, certificate verification will be disabled. This is problematic as engine.io-client 1.6.8 and earlier passes in an object for settings that includes the rejectUnauthorized property, whether it has been set or not. If the value has not been explicitly changed, it will be passed in as `null`, resulting in certificate verification being turned off.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: 2018-05-31T20:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T01:46:42.911Z
Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-10536
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-05-31T20:29:01.253
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:44:13.320
Link: CVE-2016-10536
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