{"cve":"CVE-2020-24807","nvd":{"published":"2020-10-06T18:15:17.657","modified":"2026-06-17T03:06:04.520","status":"Modified","description":"The socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js relies on client-side validation of file types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file via a modified JSON name field. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x","https://github.com/rico345100/socket.io-file","https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1564","https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-file","https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x"],"products":["socket.io-file_project:socket.io-file"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:09:53.489947993+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-24807","score":0.02096,"percentile":0.81671,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6495-8jvh-f28x","summary":"File restriction bypass in socket.io-file","modified":"2026-05-04T08:46:09.191606680Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"socket.io-file","purl":"pkg:npm/socket.io-file","ranges":["<=2.0.31"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}