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[email protected]CVE-2022-36045

HistoryAug 31, 2022 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2022-36045

2022-08-3115:15:08

CWE-330

CWE-338

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

nodebb

forum software

vulnerability

insecurity

prng

uuid

node.js

redis

mongodb

postgresql

web sockets

real-time notifications

cve-2022-36045

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

9.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

59.3%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

nodebbnodebbRange<1.19.8

nodebbnodebbMatch2.0.0

VendorProductVersionCPE
nodebbnodebb*cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nodebbnodebb2.0.0cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
nodebb	nodebb	*	cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb::::::::
nodebb	nodebb	2.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:2.0.0:::::::*

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "NodeBB",
    "vendor": "NodeBB",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "< 1.19.8"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "= 2.0.0"
      }
    ]
  }
]