Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-15149
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 62.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.9
CVSS v2 Score 6.5
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c2477d9d5ffc43e5ffeb537ea2ceb4ce9592aa39
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/08/20/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-15149-nodebb-arbitrary-user-password-change/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c2477d9d5ffc43e5ffeb537ea2ceb4ce9592aa39
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/08/20/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-15149-nodebb-arbitrary-user-password-change/
Products affected by CVE-2020-15149
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.12.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.13.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.13.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.13.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.13.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.13.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.14.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.14.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:1.14.2