CVE-2021-43788

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43788
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-43788.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-43788
Aliases
Published
2021-11-29T20:15:08Z
Modified
2026-10-20T10:55:03Z
Severity
  • 5.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Nodebb is an open source Node.js based forum software. Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected languages/ directory. The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/nodebb/nodebb

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/nodebb/nodebb
Events
Database specific
Show details
{
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
            "cpe":  "cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "range":  [
                {
                    "introduced":  "1.0.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected":  "1.18.4"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "CPE_RANGE"
        },
        {
            "range":  [
                {
                    "fixed":  "c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
        },
        {
            "original_tag":  "v1.18.5",
            "range":  [
                {
                    "fixed":  "c28ac8ec52910c4f9fffec5fb11de2705126c790"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_TAG"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-43788.json"