Auth bypass in Discourse Discourse-Chat
CVE-2022-31095
discourse-chat is a chat plugin for the Discourse application. Versions prior to 0.4 are vulnerable to an exposure of sensitive information, where an attacker who knows the message ID for a channel they do not have access to can view that message using the chat message lookup endpoint, primarily affecting direct message channels. There are no known workarounds for this issue, and users are advised to update the plugin.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th 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 Discourse-chat — versions < 0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-31095?
- CVE-2022-31095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse Discourse-Chat, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-31095?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.