CVE-2022-46164
high-risk
Published 2022-12-05
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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56.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 43% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.4/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Nodebb
Affected Vendors
References (4)
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
31/34 · Critical
Exploitability
18/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal