MEDIUM4.3

GHSA-5gwx-wf9g-r5mx

NodeBB vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

Quick fix

GHSA-5gwx-wf9g-r5mx — nodebb: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install nodebb@2.5.8

Details

A vulnerability was found in NodeBB up to 2.5.7. This affects an unknown part of the file /register/abort. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.8 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 2f9d8c350e54543f608d3d4c8e1a49bbb6cdea38. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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Affected packages

npm/nodebb

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 2.5.8

Fixnpm install nodebb@2.5.8

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3978[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/11017[WEB]
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/2f9d8c350e54543f608d3d4c8e1a49bbb6cdea38[WEB]
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.5.8[WEB]
https://vuldb.com/?id.213555[WEB]