Information disclosure in Discourse - CVE-2022-24782
Published: March 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61655
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24782
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Discourse
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24782
Install updates from vendor's website.
Discourse - addressed in versions 2.8.2 beta, 2.9.0 beta3