CVE-2021-43788mediumCWE-22

CVE-2021-43788: medium-severity vulnerability in NodeBB

Path traversal in translator module of NobeBB

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18Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 5epss 26%
Nodebb is an open source Node.js based forum software. Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected `languages/` directory. The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
NodeBB · NodeBB
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