CVE-2022-36045 (GCVE-0-2022-36045)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-08-31 15:10
Modified
2025-04-23 17:47
Severity ?
9.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values
  • CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
Summary
NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and supports either Redis, MongoDB, or a PostgreSQL database. It utilizes web sockets for instant interactions and real-time notifications. `utils.generateUUID`, a helper function available in essentially all versions of NodeBB (as far back as v1.0.1 and potentially earlier) used a cryptographically insecure Pseudo-random number generator (`Math.random()`), which meant that a specially crafted script combined with multiple invocations of the password reset functionality could enable an attacker to correctly calculate the reset code for an account they do not have access to. This vulnerability impacts all installations of NodeBB. The vulnerability allows for an attacker to take over any account without the involvement of the victim, and as such, the remediation should be applied immediately (either via NodeBB upgrade or cherry-pick of the specific changeset. The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.x and 1.19.x. There is no known workaround, but the patch sets listed above will fully patch the vulnerability.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/81e3c1ba488d03371a5ce8d0ebb5c5803026e0f9Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/e802fab87f94a13f397f04cfe6068f2f7ddf7888Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-p4cc-w597-6cpmThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/81e3c1ba488d03371a5ce8d0ebb5c5803026e0f9Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/e802fab87f94a13f397f04cfe6068f2f7ddf7888Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-p4cc-w597-6cpmThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NodeBB NodeBB Version: < 1.19.8
Version: = 2.0.0
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