{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675",
  "modified": "2022-12-05T23:06:14Z",
  "published": "2022-12-05T23:06:14Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-46164"
  ],
  "summary": "NodeBB vulnerable to account takeover via prototype vulnerability",
  "details": "### Impact\nDue 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.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in 2.6.1\n\n### Workarounds\nSite maintainers can cherry-pick https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8 into their codebase to patch the exploit.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\nDiscuss it on [our community forum](https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/community.nodebb.org/)\nEmail us at [support@nodebb.org](mailto:support@nodebb.org)\n",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "nodebb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46164"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.6.1"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-665"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-05T23:06:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-12-05T21:15:00Z"
  }
}