Vulnerability in Balderdashy Sails

CVE-2023-38504

Sails is a realtime MVC Framework for Node.js. In Sails apps prior to version 1.5.7,, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash. This behavior was fixed in Sails v1.5.7. As a workaround, disable the sockets hook and remove the `sails.io.js` client.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38504?
CVE-2023-38504 is a high-severity vulnerability in Balderdashy Sails, classified under CWE-248. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-38504?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38504 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.