CVE-2025-50979

HIGH EPSS 94.1%
Published Aug 27, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.6 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Aug 27, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.6
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
4.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
94.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
nodebbnodebb4.3.0any

References 1

  • github.com https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.