NodeBB account takeover via SSO plugins
This is a historical security advisory, pertaining to a vulnerability that was reported, patched, and published in 2021. It is listed here for completeness and for CVE tracking purposes.
Impact
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 MITM attack could theoretically take over another user account during the single sign-on process.
Patches
The issue has been fully patched as of v1.17.2.
The patch commit can be found at https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4
Workarounds
Site maintainers can cherry-pick https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4 into their codebase to patch the exploit.
References
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Discuss it on our community forum
- Email us at support@nodebb.org
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | nodebb | < 1.17.2 | 1.17.2 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36076
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4
- https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/bug-bounty-adventures-a-nodebb-0-day
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-352- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
nodebb- Publicada
- 16.09.2022
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: nodebb
Todas las vulnerabilidades publicadas de este paquete (Paquete de npm), de la más reciente a la más antigua. Muestra si es un fallo aislado o un paquete que hay que vigilar.
- Entradas en total
- 14
- Primera → última
- 05.2019 08.2025
- Sin corrección
- 1
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 5
- Alta 2
- Media 7
Divulgaciones por año
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 0
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