CVE-2022-21642 json
Exposure of whisper participants in discourse
published 4y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-discourse-2022-21642 , EUVD-2022-26866 , GHSA-mx3h-vc7w-r9c6
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions when composing a message from topic the composer user suggestions reveals whisper participants. The issue has been patched in stable version 2.7.13 and beta version 2.8.0.beta11. There is no workaround for this issue and users are advised to upgrade.
Patch / fix
- bitnami discourse 2.7.13
- discourse discourse 2.7.13
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | <2.7.13 |
2.7.13 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/commit/702685b6a06ae45a544fc702027f1e4573d94aaa
patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-mx3h-vc7w-r9c6
patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21642
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-21642
- NVD CVE-2022-21642
- OSV BIT-discourse-2022-21642
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