CVE-2023-26045

NodeBB vulnerable to path traversal and code execution via prototype vulnerability

Published Jul 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
NodeBB is Node.js based forum software. Starting in version 2.5.0 and prior to version 2.8.7, due to the use of the object destructuring assignment syntax in the user export code path, combined with a path traversal vulnerability, a specially crafted payload could invoke the user export logic to arbitrarily execute javascript files on the local disk. This issue is patched in version 2.8.7. As a workaround, site maintainers can cherry pick the fix into their codebase to patch the exploit.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2151 NodeBB is Node.js based forum software. Starting in version 2.5.0 and prior to version 2.8.7, due to the use of the object destructuring assignment syntax in the user export code path, combined with a path traversal vulnerability, a specially crafted payload could invoke the user export logic to arbitrarily execute javascript files on the local disk. This issue is patched in version 2.8.7. As a workaround, site maintainers can cherry pick the fix into their codebase to patch the exploit.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vh2g-6c4x-5hmp Path traversal and code execution via prototype vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:44 PM
Reserved
Feb 17, 2023, 10:44 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 24, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:42 AM