Information disclosure in Discourse
CVE-2022-23546
In version 2.9.0.beta14 of Discourse, an open-source discussion platform, maliciously embedded urls can leak an admin's digest of recent topics, possibly exposing private information. A patch is available for version 2.9.0.beta15. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Discourse — versions 2.9.0, = 2.9.0.beta14
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-q9jp-xv4g-328f (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/cf862e736565c6fa905c12b5dbe63d0bd056efb8 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23546?
- CVE-2022-23546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23546?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.