CVE-2023-30591 (GCVE-0-2023-30591)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-29 05:06 – Updated: 2024-09-23 17:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
NodeBB Pre-Authentication Denial-of-Service
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-23 17:39 UTC
CWE
- CWE-241 - Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-30591/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/37b48b82a… | patch |
| https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/830f142b7… | patch |
| https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/4d2d76897… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NodeBB, Inc. | NodeBB |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.8.10
(semver)
|
guessed |
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