CVE-2023-2850

NodeBB is affected by a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking vulnerability due to missing validation of the request origin. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows certain user information to be extracted by attacker.

CVSS v3 4.7 MEDIUM

4.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/51096ad2345fb1d1380bec0a447113489ef6c359	Patch
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v3.1.3	Release Notes
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-4qcv-qf38-5j3j	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-07-25 12:15

Updated : 2023-08-07 16:58

NVD link : CVE-2023-2850

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2850

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2850

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Products Affected

nodebb

nodebb

CWE

CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

CWE-1385

Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets

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