XSS via prototype pollution in NodeBB

Impact

A prototype pollution vulnerability in the uploader module allowed a malicious user to inject arbitrary data (i.e. javascript) into the DOM, theoretically allowing for an account takeover when used in conjunction with a path traversal vulnerability disclosed at the same time as this report.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5.

Workarounds

Cherry-pick commit hash 1783f918bc19568f421473824461ff2ed7755e4c to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.

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