CVE-2022-46164

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-46164?

Upgrade nodebb to 2.6.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-46164 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-46164 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 49.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-46164?

CVE-2022-46164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-46164 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nodebb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 99th pctl

9.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NodeBB is an open source Node.js based forum software. Due to a plain object with a prototype being used in socket.io message handling a specially crafted payload can be used to impersonate other users and takeover accounts. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may cherry-pick commit `48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8` into their codebase to patch the exploit.

CWE-665

How to fix

Remediation Available

nodebbNVD

Affected:< 2.6.1Fixed in:2.6.1CVE-2022-46164derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

48.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

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CVE-2022-37128	Critical	9.8	21%	-	-
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CVE-2012-0012	Medium	4.3	17%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-46164?

Upgrade nodebb to 2.6.1 or later.

Is CVE-2022-46164 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-46164 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 49.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-46164?

CVE-2022-46164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-46164 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nodebb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.