CVE-2022-46164 (GCVE-0-2022-46164)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-05 20:52
Modified
2025-04-23 16:32
Severity ?
9.4 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Summary
NodeBB is an open source Node.js based forum software. Due to a plain object with a prototype being used in socket.io message handling a specially crafted payload can be used to impersonate other users and takeover accounts. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may cherry-pick commit `48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8` into their codebase to patch the exploit.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NodeBB NodeBB Version: < 2.6.1
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