SCA: security update for nodebb (GHSA-5gwx-wf9g-r5mx)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 410838

Description

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

- A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NodeBB up to 2.5.7. This affects an
unknown part of the file /register/abort. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is
possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.8 is able to address this issue. The
name of the patch is 2f9d8c350e54543f608d3d4c8e1a49bbb6cdea38. It is recommended to upgrade the affected
component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213555. (CVE-2022-3978)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gwx-wf9g-r5mx

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 410838

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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: 11/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3978

cwe: CWE-352