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 :

2025-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Last Modified :

2025-08-27T18:24:03.996Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-50979 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Nodebb
  • Nodebb
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URL Resource
https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md cve-icon cve-icon
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