{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "4.3.0-NA"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "7b43b1b80e7bc96b21860349cf17603a226b20f2"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/nodebb/nodebb",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2025-50979",
  "modified": "2026-03-10T21:48:44.616678196Z",
  "published": "2025-08-27T18:15:45.820Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}