CVE-2022-36076
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and supports either Redis, MongoDB, or a PostgreSQL database. 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 Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack could theoretically take over another user account during the single sign-on process. The issue has been fully patched in version 1.17.2.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.56%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 45
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-352
References
- https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/bug-bounty-adventures-a-nodebb-0-day/
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6
- https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/bug-bounty-adventures-a-nodebb-0-day/
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a2400f6baff44cb2996487bcd0cc6e2acc74b3d4
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgg-fx9p-prq6
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