CVE-2022-46164 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nodebb	Nodebb

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2022-12-05T20:52:19.695Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2022-46164

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2022-46164

Redhat

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