What is CVE-2022-46159?

CVE-2022-46159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-46159?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Discourse

CVE-2022-46159

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. In version 2.8.13 and prior on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta14 and prior on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, any authenticated user can create an unlisted topic. These topics, which are not readily available to other users, can take up unnecessary site resources. A patch for this issue is available in the `main` branch of Discourse. There are no known workarounds available.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th 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:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Discourse — versions <= 2.8.13, 2.9.0, >= 2.9.0.beta0, <= 2.9.0.beta14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46159?: CVE-2022-46159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-46159?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.