Improper access control in Discourse - CVE-2023-45147
Published: October 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82249
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45147
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can create a topic and add arbitrary custom fields to a topic
Affected software
Discourse
How to mitigate CVE-2023-45147
Install updates from vendor's website.
Discourse - addressed in versions 3.1.1, 3.2.0 beta2