Information disclosure in Discourse



Published: 2022-03-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-24782
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Web applications / Forum & blogging software

Vendor Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU61655

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24782

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the category settings. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Discourse: 2.8.0 - 2.9.0

External links

http://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16273
http://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9d5737fd28374cc876c070f6c3a931a8071ec356
http://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c3cq-w899-f343


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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