CVE-2020-36048 (High) detected in engine.io-3.2.1.tgz

## CVE-2020-36048 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - engine.io-3.2.1.tgz

The realtime engine behind Socket.IO. Provides the foundation of a bidirectional connection between client and server

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-3.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/engine.io/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:
- karma-5.0.4.tgz (Root Library)
- socket.io-2.1.1.tgz
- :x: **engine.io-3.2.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Engine.IO before 4.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a POST request to the long polling transport.

Publish Date: 2021-01-08

URL: CVE-2020-36048

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: None
- Integrity Impact: None
- Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-36048

Release Date: 2021-01-08

Fix Resolution (engine.io): 3.6.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (karma): 6.0.0

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