Cryptographic Issues Affecting nodebb package, versions *
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- published 1 Sep 2022
- disclosed 1 Sep 2022
- credit Eldar Zeynalli
Introduced: 1 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-36045 Open this link in a new tabHow 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 Cryptographic Issues due to the usage of insecure pseudo-random number generator Math.random() within the utils.generateUUID function. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to correctly calculate the reset code for an account they do not have access to, leading to account takeover.
Note:
To exploit this vulnerability, it is required that the target’s email address will be known and that user emails are protected values in NodeBB.