Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2020 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2020-15156XSS due to lack of CSRF validation for replying/publishing
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site request forgery in nodebb-plugin-blog-comments from psychobunny. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In nodebb-plugin-blog-comments before version 0.7.0, a logged in user is vulnerable to an XSS attack which could allow a third party to post on their behalf on the forum. This is due to lack of CSRF validation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | nodebb-plugin-blog-comments | 0.7.0 | GHSA-43m5-c88r-cjvv |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| psychobunny | nodebb-plugin-blog-comments | < 0.7.0 |
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments/security/advisories/GHSA-43m5-c88r-cjvv x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments/commit/cf43beedb05131937ef46f365ab0a0c6fa6ac618 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments x_refsource_MISC