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CVE-2022-3978

NodeBB abort cross-site request forgery

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 31st percentile. Fixed in 2.5.8.

CVSS 3.14.3MediumEPSS percentile31st0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix2.5.8Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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  • unspecified NodeBBAffected: 2.5.0Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 2.5.1Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 2.5.2Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 2.5.3Upgrade to: not stated + 4 more branchesStated by: CVE record
  • Npm NodebbAffected: < 2.5.8Upgrade to: 2.5.8Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • NodebbAffected: < 2.5.8Upgrade to: 2.5.8Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

NodeBB vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS31st
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 31st percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 1320 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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