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CVE-2022-46164

Account takeover via prototype vulnerability

Published: Dec 5, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-665
9.4CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
49.0%
Top 1.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-665

Affected Products

NodeBB
commercialaka nodebb forum software
NodeBBOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
npm
package-ecosystem
nodebb
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8
github.com
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46164
nvd.nist.gov
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