Information disclosure in Discourse
CVE-2022-21642
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions when composing a message from topic the composer user suggestions reveals whisper participants. The issue has been patched in stable version 2.7.13 and beta version 2.8.0.beta11. There is no workaround for this issue and users are advised to upgrade.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Discourse — versions < 2.8.0.beta11, < 2.7.13, 2.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-mx3h-vc7w-r9c6 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/702685b6a06ae45a544fc702027f1e4573d94aaa (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21642?
- CVE-2022-21642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21642?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.