CVE-2021-43788

mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.258 · 98 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
25.8% (98th) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Nodebb is an open source Node.js based forum software. Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected `languages/` directory. The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9
v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.1 · impact 1.4
v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 3.1 · impact 1.4
v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.14.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-22USCWE-22US
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affected products (3)

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advisories (1)

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  • GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgmNodeBB vulnerable to path traversal in translator module2021-11-30ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected `languages/` directory. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5. ### Workarounds Cherry-pick commit hash `c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f` to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [security@nodebb.org](mailto:security@nodebb.org)

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2021-11-29modified 2026-06-17
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references (13)

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