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8.6
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-50979
NodeBB SQL Injection
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 27, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 9, 2025, 6:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-50979 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nodebb nodebb
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update NodeBB to a version that addresses the SQL injection vulnerability.
  • Update NodeBB to the latest available version.
  • Sanitize all user inputs for search queries.
  • Review and validate all database queries.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-50979.

URL Resource
https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-50979 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-50979 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • CybersecurityNews
NodeBB Vulnerability Let Attackers Inject Boolean-Based Blind and PostgreSQL Error-Based Payloads

NodeBB, a popular open-source forum platform, has been found vulnerable to a critical SQL injection flaw in version 4.3.0. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-50979, resides in the search-categories API end ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
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The Sangoma FreePBX Security Team has issued a critical advisory for a newly discovered vulnerability in its popular open-source telephony platform. Tracked as CVE-2025-57819 with a maximum CVSSv4 sco ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2025 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
CVE-2025-50979: SQL Injection Flaw in NodeBB Forum Software, PoC Available

The developers of NodeBB, a popular open-source forum platform, have disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting version v4.3.0. Tracked as CVE-2025-50979 with a CVSS score of 8.6, the flaw could all ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2025 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-50979 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodebb:nodebb:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-89
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
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