CVE-2022-46164
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 56.8%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 9.8/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Privileges Required
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
User Interaction
None (N)
Captures the requirement for a human user participation
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Determines if a successful attack impacts components beyond the vulnerable component
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
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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Sources
CWEs
Exploits
Exploit ID: CVE-2022-46164
Source: github-poc
Vulnerable Software (1)
Type: Configuration
Vendor: *
Product: nodebb
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "2.6.1", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd