cvelist/2020/15xxx/CVE-2020-15149.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-15149",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Account takeover in NodeBB"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "NodeBB",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": ">=12.2.2, < 1.14.3"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "NodeBB"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "baseScore": 9.9,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "{\"CWE-269\":\"Improper Privilege Management\"}"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c2477d9d5ffc43e5ffeb537ea2ceb4ce9592aa39",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c2477d9d5ffc43e5ffeb537ea2ceb4ce9592aa39"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/08/20/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-15149-nodebb-arbitrary-user-password-change/",
                "url": "https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/08/20/proof-of-concept-exploit-for-cve-2020-15149-nodebb-arbitrary-user-password-change/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html",
                "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159560/NodeBB-Forum-1.14.2-Account-Takeover.html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-hr66-c8pg-5mg7",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    }
}