Low severity · published Jan 5, 2023
CVE-2022-46168
Discourse is an option source discussion platform
3.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta15 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, recipients of a group SMTP email could see the email addresses of all other users inside the group SMTP topic. Most of the time this is not an issue as they are likely already familiar with one another's email addresses. This issue is patched in versions 2.8.14 and 2.9.0.beta15. The fix is that someone sending emails out via group SMTP to non-staged users masks those emails with blind carbon copy (BCC). Staged users are ones that have likely only interacted with the group via email, and will likely include other people who were CC'd on the original email to the group. As a workaround, disable group SMTP for any groups that have it enabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 2.8.14; 2.9.0; 2.9.0; 2.9.0; 2.9.0; 2.9.0; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46168
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46168
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19724
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-8p7g-3wm6-p3rm
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