CVE-2023-30591
NodeBB Pre-Authentication Denial-of-Service
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Sep 29, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 13, 2023
Description
Denial-of-service in NodeBB <= v2.8.10 allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a crash, when invoking `eventName.startsWith()` or `eventName.toString()`, while processing Socket.IO messages via crafted Socket.IO messages containing array or object type for the event name respectively.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | STAR_Labs |
Weaknesses
- CWE-241 Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
NodeBBNodeBB, Inc. |
|
References
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-30591/third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/37b48b82a4bc7680c6e4c42647209010cb239c2cpatch
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/830f142b7aea2e597294a84d52c05aab3a3539capatch
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/4d2d76897a02e7068ab74c81d17a2febfae8bfb9patch
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