Information disclosure in Discourse Assign
CVE-2022-24866
Discourse Assign is a plugin for assigning users to a topic in Discourse, an open-source messaging platform. Prior to version 1.0.1, the UserBookmarkSerializer serialized the whole User / Group object, which leaked some private information. The data was only being serialized to people who could view assignment info, which is limited to staff by default. For the vast majority of sites, this data was only leaked to trusted staff member, but for sites with assign features enabled publicly, the data was accessible to more people than just staff. Version 1.0.1 contains a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Discourse Assign
- Discourse Discourse-assign — versions < 1.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24866?
- CVE-2022-24866 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse Assign, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24866?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.