Medium severity · published Jan 13, 2022
CVE-2022-21678
Discourse is an open source discussion platform
4.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the `tests-passed` branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the `beta` branch, and version 2.7.13 in the `stable` branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the `<meta>` tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in `tests-passed` version 2.8.0.beta11, `beta` version 2.8.0.beta11, and `stable` version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 2.7.13; 2.8.0; 2.8.0; 2.8.0; 2.8.0; 2.8.0; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21678
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21678
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5e2e178fcfb490c37b9f8bb9f737185441b1d6de
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c0bb775f3f35b1b0d04a5b2a984f57c3e39f9e6c
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jwww-46gv-564m
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