Vulnerability in Nodebb
CVE-2023-30591
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.587 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.538 · newest: 0.587 · change: +0.049
Affected products
- Nodebb
- Nodebb, Inc. Nodebb — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-30591/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/37b48b82a4bc7680c6e4c42647209010cb239c2c (Patch, patch)
- github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/830f142b7aea2e597294a84d52c05aab3a3539ca (Patch, patch)
- github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/4d2d76897a02e7068ab74c81d17a2febfae8bfb9 (Patch, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-30591?
- CVE-2023-30591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodebb, classified under CWE-241. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2023-30591?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-30591 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.