GHSA-43m5-c88r-cjvv
XSS due to lack of CSRF validation for replying/publishing
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | nodebb-plugin-blog-comments | < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Due to lack of CSRF validation, a logged in user is potentially vulnerable to an XSS attack which could allow a third party to post on their behalf on the forum.
### Patches
Upgrade to the latest version v0.7.0
### Workarounds
You can cherry-pick the following commit: [https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments/commit/cf43beedb05131937ef46f365ab0a0c6fa6ac618](https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments/commit/cf43beedb05131937ef46f365ab0a0c6fa6ac618)
### References
Visit https://community.nodebb.org if you have any questions about this issue or on how to patch / upgrade your instance.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments/security/advisories/GHSA-43m5-c88r-cjvv
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15156
- https://github.com/psychobunny/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments/commit/cf43beedb05131937ef46f365ab0a0c6fa6ac618
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodebb-plugin-blog-comments