{"cve":"CVE-2022-46164","nvd":{"published":"2022-12-05T21:15:10.443","modified":"2026-06-17T05:11:20.473","status":"Modified","description":"NodeBB is an open source Node.js based forum software. Due to a plain object with a prototype being used in socket.io message handling a specially crafted payload can be used to impersonate other users and takeover accounts. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may cherry-pick commit `48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8` into their codebase to patch the exploit.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-665"],"references":["https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8","https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675","https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8","https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675"],"products":["nodebb:nodebb"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:28.463369388+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-46164","score":0.47366,"percentile":0.9884,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675","summary":"NodeBB vulnerable to account takeover via prototype vulnerability","modified":"2023-11-08T04:10:55.347521Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"nodebb","purl":"pkg:npm/nodebb","ranges":["<2.6.1"],"fixed":["2.6.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}