Input validation error in Discourse - CVE-2023-32301
Published: June 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77506
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32301
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.
Affected software:
Discourse
Discourse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to canonical url is not used for topic embeddings. A remote attacker can create multiple duplicate topics if topic embedding is enabled.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-32301
Install updates from vendor's website.