What is CVE-2023-36466?

CVE-2023-36466 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-36466?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-36466 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Discourse

CVE-2023-36466

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. When editing a topic, there is a vulnerability that enables a user to bypass the topic title validations for things like title length, number of emojis in title and blank topic titles. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Discourse — versions 2.4.0, 3.1.0, 2.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36466?: CVE-2023-36466 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-36466?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36466 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.