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TI-2024-19426 Aliases CVE-2024-29316GHSA-qc99-r4wh-c8h6

NodeBB 3.6.7 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control, e.g., a low-privileged attacker…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

NodeBB 3.6.7 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control, e.g., a low-privileged attacker can access the restricted tabs for the Admin group via "isadmin":true.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nodebb (npm): 3.6.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—nodebb (npm)before 3.6.73.6.7Patch availableGHSA-qc99-r4wh-c8h6
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • nodebb (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.7 Fixed in 3.6.7 Patch available GHSA-qc99-r4wh-c8h6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.7VulnerableNodeBB
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.7 Vulnerable ·NodeBB

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qc99-r4wh-c8h6 nodebb (npm) Fixed in 3.6.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29316
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc99-r4wh-c8h6

References

  • TI-2023-23124 A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the xmlrpc.php endpoint of NodeBB Inc… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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