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SCA: security update for nodebb (GHSA-hf2m-j98r-4fqw)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 415655

Description

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

 - Nodebb is an open source Node.js based forum software. In affected versions incorrect logic present in the
 token verification step unintentionally allowed master token access to the API. The vulnerability has been
 patch as of v1.18.5. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. (CVE-2021-43786)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf2m-j98r-4fqw

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 415655

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: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43786

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 11/30/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43786

cwe: CWE-287