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CRITICAL9.0

GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc

XSS via prototype pollution in NodeBB

Quick fix

GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc — nodebb: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install nodebb@1.18.5

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](mailto:security@nodebb.org)

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Affected packages

npm/nodebb
Introduced in: 1.15.0Fixed in: 1.18.5
Fixnpm install nodebb@1.18.5

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