CVE-2021-43787

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in npm/nodebb

Identifiers

CVE-2021-43787, GHSA-wx69-rvg3-x7fc

Package Slug

npm/nodebb

Vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Description

A prototype pollution vulnerability in the uploader module allowed a malicious user to inject arbitrary data (i.e. javascript) into the DOM, theoretically allowing for an account takeover when used in conjunction with a path traversal vulnerability disclosed at the same time as this report.

Affected Versions

All versions starting from 1.15.5 up to 1.18.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.18.5 or above.

Last Modified

2021-12-01

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