NuytsTech Security

CVE-2020-15149

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NodeBB before version 1.14.3 has a bug introduced in version 1.12.2 in the validation logic that makes it possible to change the password of any user on a running NodeBB forum by sending a specially crafted socket.io call to the server. This could lead to a privilege escalation event due via an account takeover. As a workaround you may cherry-pick the following commit from the project’s repository to your running instance of NodeBB: 16cee1b03ba3eee177834a1fdac4aa8a12b39d2a. This is fixed in version 1.14.3.

Date published : 2020-08-19

https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html

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