GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm

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    GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm

    Published: 30 Nov 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: NodeBB vulnerable to path traversal in translator module

    Details: ### Impact Prior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected `languages/` directory. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5. ### Workarounds Cherry-pick commit hash `c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f` to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

    References: https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43788, https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f, https://blog.sonarsource.com/nodebb-remote-code-execution-with-one-shot, https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB, https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v1.18.5

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nodebb

    Purl: pkg:npm/nodebb

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.0.4
    Fixed -1.18.5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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