VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-46164

CVSS score9.4 CRITICAL
EPSS probability47.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-12-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-665

Primary references