CVE-2022-36045
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2022-08-31
- Fixed in2.0.1 · 1.19.8
- WeaknessCWE-330 · CWE-338
Am I affected?
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Description
NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and supports either Redis, MongoDB, or a PostgreSQL database. It utilizes web sockets for instant interactions and real-time notifications. `utils.generateUUID`, a helper function available in essentially all versions of NodeBB (as far back as v1.0.1 and potentially earlier) used a cryptographically insecure Pseudo-random number generator (`Math.random()`), which meant that a specially crafted script combined with multiple invocations of the password reset functionality could enable an attacker to correctly calculate the reset code for an account they do not have access to. This vulnerability impacts all installations of NodeBB. The vulnerability allows for an attacker to take over any account without the involvement of the victim, and as such, the remediation should be applied immediately (either via NodeBB upgrade or cherry-pick of the specific changeset. The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.x and 1.19.x. There is no known workaround, but the patch sets listed above will fully patch the vulnerability.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-08-3115:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-36045?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-36045?format=csv
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Versions per branch
OSV · NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | ≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | OSV |
| 1.19 | < 1.19.8 | 1.19.8 | NVD · OSV |
| 2.0 | = 2.0.0 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
- Update Nodebb to 2.0.1 · 1.19.8
Advisories and patches
- github.comPatch
- github.comPatch
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2022-08-31
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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