CVE-2020-15156 (GCVE-0-2020-15156)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-26 19:10 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
XSS due to lack of CSRF validation for replying/publishing
Summary
In nodebb-plugin-blog-comments before version 0.7.0, a logged in user is vulnerable to an XSS attack which could allow a third party to post on their behalf on the forum. This is due to lack of CSRF validation.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodebb-plugin-blog-… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| psychobunny | nodebb-plugin-blog-comments |
Affected:
< 0.7.0
|
guessed |
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