# CVE-2025-50979: NodeBB v4.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection in its search-categories API endpoint (/api/v3/search/categories).

- Also known as: GHSA-RFH2-8VXQ-JQR8
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-27 · Updated: 2025-08-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- nodebb (npm): through 4.3.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, nodebb, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/4rdr/proofs/blob/main/info/NodeBB-v4.3.0.-SQL-Injection-via-search-parameter.md

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