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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1oZjJtLWo5OHItNGZxd80YdA

API token verification can be bypassed in NodeBB

Impact

Incorrect logic present in the token verification step unintentionally allowed master token access to the API.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patch as of v1.18.5.

Workarounds

Cherry-pick commit hash 04dab1d550cdebf4c1567bca9a51f8b9ca48a500 to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.

For more information

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Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf2m-j98r-4fqw
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: about 3 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago

CVSS Score: 9.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Percentage: 0.0021
EPSS Percentile: 0.58567

Identifiers: GHSA-hf2m-j98r-4fqw, CVE-2021-43786
References:

• https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hf2m-j98r-4fqw
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43786
• https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/04dab1d550cdebf4c1567bca9a51f8b9ca48a500
• https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v1.18.5
• https://blog.sonarsource.com/nodebb-remote-code-execution-with-one-shot/
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf2m-j98r-4fqw

Repository: https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB
Blast Radius: 4.7

Affected Packages