Account takeover via SSO plugins in NodeBB
Published Sep 2, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
Description
NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and supports either Redis, MongoDB, or a PostgreSQL database. Due to an unnecessarily strict conditional in the code handling the first step of the SSO process, the pre-existing logic that added (and later checked) a nonce was inadvertently rendered opt-in instead of opt-out. This re-exposed a vulnerability in that a specially crafted Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack could theoretically take over another user account during the single sign-on process. The issue has been fully patched in version 1.17.2.
Affected products
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- Version < 1.17.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
nodebb
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.17.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | nodebb | 0 | 1.17.2 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (GitHub) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 22, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00564) | 44.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 35.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 54.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 52.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 48.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 43.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 40.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 8, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/bug-bounty-adventures-a-nodebb-0-day/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36076
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/bug-bounty-adventures-a-nodebb-0-day/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36076 |
Change history (0)
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