The socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js relies on client-side validation of…
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js relies on client-side validation of file types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file via a modified JSON name field. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02096 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | socket.io-file (npm) | up to 2.0.31 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- socket.io-file (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.31 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:socket.io-file_project:socket.io-file:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 2.0.31 | Vulnerable | Socket.io-file Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:socket.io-file_project:socket.io-file:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 2.0.31 Vulnerable ·Socket.io-file Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x
References
More Socket.io-file Project Socket.io-file vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12414 A Path Traversal issue was discovered in the socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-24807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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