GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fcCriticalCVSS 9.0
XSS via prototype pollution in NodeBB
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Impact
A prototype pollution vulnerability in the uploader module allowed a malicious user to inject arbitrary data (i.e. javascript) into the DOM, theoretically allowing for an account takeover when used in conjunction with a path traversal vulnerability disclosed at the same time as this report.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5.
Workarounds
Cherry-pick commit hash 1783f918bc19568f421473824461ff2ed7755e4c to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.
For more information
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🎯 Affected products1
- npm/nodebb:>= 1.15.0, < 1.18.5
🔗 References (6)
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43787
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/1783f918bc19568f421473824461ff2ed7755e4c
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v1.18.5
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/nodebb-remote-code-execution-with-one-shot/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc