Description
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.
Published: 2022-12-05
Score: 9.4 Critical
EPSS: 56.8% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675 NodeBB vulnerable to account takeover via prototype vulnerability
History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Nodebb Nodebb
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:32:39.227Z

Reserved: 2022-11-28T17:27:19.997Z

Link: CVE-2022-46164

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:24:03.223Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-05T21:15:10.443

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:30:14.353

Link: CVE-2022-46164

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses