NodeBB up to 2.8.10 Socket.IO Message eventName.startsWith/eventName.toString unexpected data type

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NodeBB up to 2.8.10 and classified as problematic. Affected is the function eventName.startsWith/eventName.toString of the component Socket.IO Message Handler. The manipulation results in improper handling of unexpected data type. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-30591. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NodeBB up to 2.8.10. Affected is the function eventName.startsWith/eventName.toString of the component Socket.IO Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of unexpected data type vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-241. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when a particular element is not the expected type, e.g. it expects a digit (0-9) but is provided with a letter (A-Z). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Denial-of-service in NodeBB <= v2.8.10 allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a crash, when invoking `eventName.startsWith()` or `eventName.toString()`, while processing Socket.IO messages via crafted Socket.IO messages containing array or object type for the event name respectively.

The weakness was presented 09/29/2023. The advisory is shared for download at starlabs.sg. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-30591 since 04/13/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 37b48b82a4bc7680c6e4c42647209010cb239c2c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Improper handling of unexpected data type
CWE: CWE-241 / CWE-229 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: 37b48b82a4bc7680c6e4c42647209010cb239c2c

Timelineinfo

04/13/2023 🔍
09/29/2023 +169 days 🔍
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10/22/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 37b48b82a4bc7680c6e4c42647209010cb239c2c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-30591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-30591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240888

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2023 08:41
Updated: 10/22/2023 10:23
Changes: 09/29/2023 08:41 (50), 10/22/2023 10:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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