NodeBB vulnerable to account takeover via prototype vulnerability
### Impact 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. ### Patches Patched in 2.6.1 ### Workarounds Site maintainers can cherry-pick https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8 into their codebase to patch the exploit. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Discuss it on [our community forum](https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/community.nodebb.org/) Email us at [support@nodebb.org](mailto:support@nodebb.org)
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-46164US | critical9.8 | Exploit | ||
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 im… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBBPACKAGE
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8WEB
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.6.1WEB
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46164ADVISORY
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