QID 981027

QID 981027: Python (pip) Security Update for python-engineio (GHSA-j3jp-gvr5-7hwq)

Security update has been released for python-engineio to fix the vulnerability.

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This is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. It affects Socket.IO and Engine.IO web servers that authenticate clients using cookies.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

python-engineio version 3.9.0 patches this vulnerability by adding server-side Origin header checks.Workaround:
Do not use cookies for client authentication, or else add a CSRF token to the connection URL.

Vendor References

GHSA-j3jp-gvr5-7hwq - github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3jp-gvr5-7hwq

CVEs related to QID 981027

CVE-2019-13611 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-j3jp-gvr5-7hwq	python-engineio		github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3jp-gvr5-7hwq

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