NodeBB is an open source Node.js based forum software. Due to a plain object with a prototype being used in socket.io message handling a specially crafted payload can be used to impersonate other users and takeover accounts. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may cherry-pick commit `48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8` into their codebase to patch the exploit.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2022-12-05T20:52:19.695Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:24:03.223Z

Reserved: 2022-11-28T17:27:19.997Z

Link: CVE-2022-46164

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-05T21:15:10.443

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:55:03.443

Link: CVE-2022-46164

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