CVE-2026-120007
What it is
NodeBB 1.18.0 through 4.16.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated visitors to act on other accounts by supplying a uid during POST /register. Attackers can submit an empty email at the /register/complete interstitial to clear a victim's email and confirmation state and revoke all their sessions.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-639 · Insecure direct object reference
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Fix and advisories
References
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/blob/c3d8dc512292a376f19e06cb93512bdff2505102/src/controllers/authentication.js#L34
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/blob/c3d8dc512292a376f19e06cb93512bdff2505102/src/user/interstitials.js#L124
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/376d14abb7fffd8ea14f3a2f96baa20ffee5cdb3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodebb-1.18.0-through-4.16.5-authorization-bypass-via-register-complete-uid