Skip to content

XSS via prototype pollution

Critical
julianlam published GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc Nov 27, 2021

Package

nodebb

Affected versions

1.15.5 - 1.18.4

Patched versions

1.18.5

Description

Impact

A prototype pollution vulnerability in the uploader module allowed a malicious user to inject arbitrary data (i.e. javascript) into the DOM, theoretically allowing for an account takeover when used in conjunction with a path traversal vulnerability disclosed at the same time as this report.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5.

Workarounds

Cherry-pick commit hash 1783f91 to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Severity

Critical

CVE ID

CVE-2021-43787

Weaknesses

Credits