SB2020091415 - Improper Privilege Management in NodeBB
Published: September 14, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020091415
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15149)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to escalate privileges within the application.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.