GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28xHighCVSS 7.8

File restriction bypass in socket.io-file

Published
October 2, 2020
Last Modified
January 22, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

All versions of socket.io-fileare vulnerable to a file restriction bypass. The validation for valid file types only happens on the client-side, which allows an attacker to intercept the Websocket request post-validation and alter the name value to upload any file types.

No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

🎯 Affected products1

  • npm/socket.io-file:<= 2.0.31

🔗 References (4)