CVE-2025-50979

Published Aug 27, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS 10.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories). The search query parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to inject boolean-based blind and PostgreSQL error-based payloads.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25915 NodeBB SQL Injection vulnerability
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rfh2-8vxq-jqr8 NodeBB SQL Injection vulnerability
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Nodebb
Nodebb nodebb
Vendors & Products Nodebb
Nodebb nodebb
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Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories). The search query parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to inject boolean-based blind and PostgreSQL error-based payloads.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 27, 2025, 6:24 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 27, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:35 AM