Medium severity · published Jun 14, 2022
CVE-2022-31060
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform
5.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.4 in the `stable` branch and version `2.9.0.beta5` in the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, banner topic data is exposed on login-required sites. This issue is patched in version 2.8.4 in the `stable` branch and version `2.9.0.beta5` in the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches of Discourse. As a workaround, one may disable banners.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 2.8.4; 2.9.0; 2.9.0; 2.9.0; 2.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31060
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31060
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ae6a9079436fb9b20fd051d25fb6d8027f0ec59a
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/17071
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-5f4f-35fx-gqhq
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