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Fencer Intel
high 8.6

CVE-2025-50979 in the critical feed json

NodeBB SQL Injection vulnerability

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also GHSA-rfh2-8vxq-jqr8 , EUVD-2025-25915

cvss
8.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.6%
EPSS 10.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories). The search query parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to inject boolean-based blind and PostgreSQL error-based payloads.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

10.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CNA 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm nodebb
<=4.3.0
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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