CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-36076

NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and supports either Redis, MongoDB, or a PostgreSQL database. Due to an unnecessarily strict conditional in the code handling the first step of the SSO process, the pre-existing logic that added (and later checked) a nonce was inadvertently rendered opt-in instead of opt-out. This re-exposed a vulnerability in that a specially crafted Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack could theoretically take over another user account during the single sign-on process. The issue has been fully patched in version 1.17.2.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/bug-bounty-adventures-a-nodebb-0-day/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4 Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-09-02 01:15

Updated : 2022-09-08 03:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-36076

Mitre link : CVE-2022-36076

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-352