Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Discourse - CVE-2023-31142
Published: June 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77503
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31142
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment for critical resource. A remote administrator can set back to default general category permissions.
Affected software
Discourse
How to mitigate CVE-2023-31142
Install updates from vendor's website.
Discourse - addressed in versions 3.0.4, 3.1.0 beta5