High severity · published Jan 13, 2022
CVE-2022-21684
Discourse is an open source discussion platform
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2.7.13 in `stable`, 2.8.0.beta11 in `beta`, and 2.8.0.beta11 in `tests-passed` allow some users to log in to a community before they should be able to do so. A user invited via email to a forum with `must_approve_users` enabled is going to be automatically logged in, bypassing the check that does not allow unapproved users to sign in. They will be able to do everything an approved user can do. If they logout, they cannot log back in. This issue is patched in the `stable` version 2.7.13, `beta` version 2.8.0.beta11, and `tests-passed` version 2.8.0.beta11. One may disable invites as a workaround. Administrators can increase `min_trust_level_to_allow_invite` to reduce the attack surface to more trusted users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% 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-2022-21684
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21684
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/584c6a2e8bc705072b09a9c4b55126d6f8ed4ad2
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-p63q-jp48-h8xh
Issue Tracking
https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-redemption-allowed-user-to-access-forum-before-approval/214328
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