Improper Authentication Affecting nodebb package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-NODEBB-1932613
  • published 30 Nov 2021
  • disclosed 30 Nov 2021
  • credit Paul Gerste

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

nodebb is a package that utilizes web sockets for instant interactions and real-time notifications.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication via incorrect logic present in the token verification step which allows master token access to the API.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7.5 high