VDB-160057 · CVE-2020-15149 · GCVE-0-2020-15149

NodeBB up to 1.14.2 socket.io Call privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NodeBB up to 1.14.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component socket.io Call Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-15149. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NodeBB up to 1.14.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component socket.io Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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. As a workaround you may cherry-pick the following commit from the project's repository to your running instance of NodeBB: 16cee1b03ba3eee177834a1fdac4aa8a12b39d2a. This is fixed in version 1.14.3.

The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-15149 since 06/25/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.14.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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NodeBB

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Website

Product: https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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NVD Base Score: 9.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NodeBB 1.14.3

Timelineinfo

06/25/2020 🔍
08/20/2020 +56 days 🔍
08/20/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/10/2020 +82 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-15149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160057

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2020 20:24
Updated: 11/10/2020 14:01
Changes: 08/20/2020 20:24 (38), 08/20/2020 20:29 (11), 11/10/2020 13:58 (1), 11/10/2020 14:01 (1)
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