GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/11/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc
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Published
2021-11-30T22:21:01Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:37:04.018538Z
Severity
  • 9.0 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
XSS via prototype pollution in NodeBB
Details

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

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at security@nodebb.org

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-11-29T20:15:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-11-30T14:35:09Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true
}
References

Affected packages

npm / nodebb

Package

Name
nodebb
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Purl
pkg:npm/nodebb

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
1.15.0
Fixed
1.18.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/11/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc/GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc.json"