Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NodeBB v4.0.4 and before allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NodeBB v4.0.4 and before allows remote attackers to store arbitrary code and potentially render the blacklist IP functionality unusable until content is removed via the database.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00291 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-29512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpg3-h2f7-7hcx
References
More Nodebb vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-29512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-29512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpg3-h2f7-7hcx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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