{"id":"GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm","summary":"NodeBB vulnerable to path traversal in translator module","details":"### Impact\nPrior to v1.18.5, a path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected `languages/` directory.\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability has been patched as of v1.18.5.\n\n### Workarounds\nCherry-pick commit hash `c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f` to receive this patch in lieu of a full upgrade.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [security@nodebb.org](mailto:security@nodebb.org)\n","aliases":["CVE-2021-43788"],"modified":"2026-07-08T06:28:55.197953876Z","published":"2021-11-30T22:20:43Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2021-11-30T14:35:14Z","nvd_published_at":"2021-11-29T20:15:00Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-22"],"severity":"MODERATE"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43788"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://blog.sonarsource.com/nodebb-remote-code-execution-with-one-shot"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v1.18.5"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nodebb","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/nodebb"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.0.4"},{"fixed":"1.18.5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/11/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"}]}