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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1wZmo3LTJxZnctdndnbc0Ydg

NodeBB vulnerable to path traversal in translator module

Impact

Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected languages/ directory.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5.

Workarounds

Cherry-pick commit hash c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.

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Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: about 3 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago

CVSS Score: 5.0
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Percentage: 0.00126
EPSS Percentile: 0.47668

Identifiers: GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm, CVE-2021-43788
References:

• https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43788
• https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f
• 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-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm

Repository: https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB
Blast Radius: 2.4

Affected Packages