SB2023010220 - Prototype pollution in NodeBB
Published: January 2, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023010220
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Prototype pollution (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within socket.io/index.js. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and perform a prototype pollution attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.