SCA: security update for nodebb (GHSA-vqr3-vrrg-f3jh)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421285

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NodeBB v3.11.0 allows remote attackers to store
arbitrary code in the 'about me' section of their profile. (CVE-2024-57041)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqr3-vrrg-f3jh

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 421285

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-57041

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-57041

cwe: CWE-79