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NodeBB vulnerable to path traversal in translator module

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 27, 2021 in NodeBB/NodeBB • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

npm nodebb (npm)

Affected versions

>= 1.0.4, < 1.18.5

Patched versions

1.18.5

Description

Impact

Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected languages/ directory.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5.

Workarounds

Cherry-pick commit hash c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.

For more information

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References

@julianlam julianlam published to NodeBB/NodeBB Nov 27, 2021
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 29, 2021
Reviewed Nov 30, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 30, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.0
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-43788

GHSA ID

GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm

Source code

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