CVE-2022-23546 json
Discourse vulnerable to private topic leak via email#send_digest
published 3y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-discourse-2022-23546 , EUVD-2022-28564 , GHSA-q9jp-xv4g-328f
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In version 2.9.0.beta14 of Discourse, an open-source discussion platform, maliciously embedded urls can leak an admin's digest of recent topics, possibly exposing private information. A patch is available for version 2.9.0.beta15. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | <2.9.0 |
2.9.0 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/commit/cf862e736565c6fa905c12b5dbe63d0bd056efb8
patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-q9jp-xv4g-328f
third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23546
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-23546
- NVD CVE-2022-23546
- OSV BIT-discourse-2022-23546
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