{"id":"CVE-2022-46164","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-46164","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T23:56:24.053Z","title":"This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.1.","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.\n","published":"2022-12-05T21:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:11:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-665"],"affected":["nodebb/nodebb"],"epss":{"score":0.47366,"percentile":0.98842,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[{"date":"2026-09-30","score":0.47366,"percentile":0.98803}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/48d143921753914da45926cca6370a92ed0c46b8","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3g-v8p5-p675","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46164","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}