NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories). The search query parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to inject boolean-based blind and PostgreSQL error-based payloads.
History

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nodebb
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Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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Description NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories). The search query parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to inject boolean-based blind and PostgreSQL error-based payloads.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2025-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-08-27T18:24:03.996Z

Reserved: 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-50979

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-27T18:22:22.520Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-27T18:15:45.820

Modified: 2025-08-29T16:24:09.860

Link: CVE-2025-50979

cve-icon Redhat

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