CVE-2025-50979

NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories)

High · published August 27, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
10%
Percentile
95.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.09814 · 95.5th percentile
Published
2025-08-27T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 00:00Z
    NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories)
    cvelistv5