CVE-2020-7693
Denial of Service (DoS)
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2020 at 01:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSockjs
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Incorrect handling of Upgrade header with the value websocket leads in crashing of containers hosting sockjs apps. This affects the package sockjs before 0.3.20.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.3.20
Affected range stops below 0.3.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/andsnw/sockjs-dos-pyx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sockjs/sockjs-node/commit/dd7e642cd69ee74385825816d30642c43e051d16x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sockjs/sockjs-node/issues/252x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sockjs/sockjs-node/pull/265x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-575448x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SOCKJS-575261CVSS
5.3MEDIUMsnyk
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-755
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