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CVE-2020-15149
CRITICAL9.9
Description
NodeBB before version 1.14.3 has a bug introduced in version 1.12.2 in the validation logic that makes it possible to change the password of any user on a running NodeBB forum by sending a specially crafted socket.io call to the server. This could lead to a privilege escalation event due via an account takeover. As a workaround you may cherry-pick the following commit from the project's repository to your running instance of NodeBB: 16cee1b03ba3eee177834a1fdac4aa8a12b39d2a. This is fixed in version 1.14.3.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.9
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published8/20/2020
Last Modified11/21/2024
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
nodebb:nodebb
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-269CWE-287
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html(security-advisories@github.com)
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c2477d9d5ffc43e5ffeb537ea2ceb4ce9592aa39(security-advisories@github.com)
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7(security-advisories@github.com)
https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/08/20/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-15149-nodebb-arbitrary-user-password-change/(security-advisories@github.com)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c2477d9d5ffc43e5ffeb537ea2ceb4ce9592aa39(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/08/20/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-15149-nodebb-arbitrary-user-password-change/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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