Medium severity · published Mar 24, 2022
CVE-2022-24782
Discourse is an open source discussion platform
4.3
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Versions 2.8.2 and prior in the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta3 and prior in the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta3 and prior in the `tests-passed` branch are vulnerable to a data leak. Users can request an export of their own activity. Sometimes, due to category settings, they may have category membership for a secure category. The name of this secure category is shown to the user in the export. The same thing occurs when the user's post has been moved to a secure category. A patch for this issue is available in the `main` branch of Discourse's GitHub repository and is anticipated to be part of future releases.
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)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
through 2.8.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24782
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24782
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9d5737fd28374cc876c070f6c3a931a8071ec356
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16273
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c3cq-w899-f343
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