CVE-2022-46164 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-46164 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 05/12/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: NodeBB | Product: NodeBB
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-46164 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 9.4 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-665
CWE Name: CWE-665: Improper Initialization
Source: NodeBB

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).