CVE-2026-120007 (GCVE-0-2026-120007)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-30 18:52 – Updated: 2026-10-30 19:42
VLAI
Title
NodeBB 1.18.0 through 4.16.5 Authorization Bypass via /register/complete uid
Summary
NodeBB 1.18.0 through 4.16.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated visitors to act on other accounts by supplying a uid during POST /register. Attackers can submit an empty email at the /register/complete interstitial to clear a victim's email and confirmation state and revoke all their sessions.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-30 19:42 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 7340 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NodeBB NodeBB Affected: 1.18.0 , ≤ 4.16.5 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-10-29 00:00
Credits
Zachariah Mithani (AploSec) julianlam
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