Unauthenticated Command Execution in console-io Application

CVE-2016-10532 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

console-io is a module that allows users to implement a web console in their application. A malicious user could bypass the authentication and execute any command that the user who is running the console-io application 2.2.13 and earlier is able to run. This means that if console-io was running from root, the attacker would have full access to the system. This vulnerability exists because the console-io application does not configure socket.io to require authentication, which allows a malicious user to connect via a websocket to send commands and receive the response.

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