CVE-2022-36045

NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and supports either Redis, MongoDB, or a PostgreSQL database. It utilizes web sockets for instant interactions and real-time notifications. `utils.generateUUID`, a helper function available in essentially all versions of NodeBB (as far back as v1.0.1 and potentially earlier) used a cryptographically insecure Pseudo-random number generator (`Math.random()`), which meant that a specially crafted script combined with multiple invocations of the password reset functionality could enable an attacker to correctly calculate the reset code for an account they do not have access to. This vulnerability impacts all installations of NodeBB. The vulnerability allows for an attacker to take over any account without the involvement of the victim, and as such, the remediation should be applied immediately (either via NodeBB upgrade or cherry-pick of the specific changeset. The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.x and 1.19.x. There is no known workaround, but the patch sets listed above will fully patch the vulnerability.

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/81e3c1ba488d03371a5ce8d0ebb5c5803026e0f9	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-p4cc-w597-6cpm	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/e802fab87f94a13f397f04cfe6068f2f7ddf7888	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2022-08-31 03:15

Updated : 2022-09-06 06:09

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NVD link : CVE-2022-36045

Mitre link : CVE-2022-36045

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CWE-338

Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)