TI-2023-23124 Aliases CVE-2023-43187 GHSA-2h59-fhpr-vfx4

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the xmlrpc.php endpoint of NodeBB Inc…

HIGH 82CWE-91Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2024-09-24

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the xmlrpc.php endpoint of NodeBB Inc NodeBB forum software prior to v1.18.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted XML-RPC requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.47391 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb::::::::	before 1.18.6	Vulnerable	NodeBB

cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.18.6 Vulnerable ·NodeBB

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43187
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h59-fhpr-vfx4

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/jagat-singh-chaudhary/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2023-43187

TI-2022-22808 Account takeover via prototype vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-42173 NodeBB - ActivityPub Author Spoofing via Unvalidated attributedTo Mapped to Local User CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2025-32286 NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2023-14416 NodeBB Pre-Authentication Denial-of-Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-16499 Account takeover via SSO plugins in NodeBB CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-21119 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NodeBB v4.0.4 and before allows remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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