Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 13, 2022· Updated Apr 15, 2025

NodeBB abort cross-site request forgery

CVE-2022-3978

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NodeBB up to 2.5.7. This affects an unknown part of the file /register/abort. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.8 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 2f9d8c350e54543f608d3d4c8e1a49bbb6cdea38. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213555.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
nodebbnpm	< 2.5.8	2.5.8

Affected products

ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/nodebb
Range: < 2.5.8
unspecified/NodeBBv5
Range: 2.5.0

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gwx-wf9g-r5mxghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3978ghsaADVISORY
github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/2f9d8c350e54543f608d3d4c8e1a49bbb6cdea38ghsaWEB
github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/11017ghsaWEB
github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.5.8ghsaWEB
vuldb.comghsaWEB

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