Information disclosure in Discourse - CVE-2023-25819

 

Information disclosure in Discourse - CVE-2023-25819

Published: March 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72663
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25819
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Discourse
Software vendor:
Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

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 within tags that are normally private. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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