discourse-reactions up to 0.1 Private Message exposure of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in discourse-reactions up to 0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Private Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to exposure of resource. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-41140. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in discourse-reactions up to 0.1 (JavaScript Library) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Private Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposure of resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-668. The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was published 10/20/2021 as GHSA-9358-hwg5-jrmh. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-41140 since 09/15/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 213d90b82fd15c4186ebc290fee18817d9727d0d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exposure of resource
CWE: CWE-668 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: discourse-reactions 0.2
Patch: 213d90b82fd15c4186ebc290fee18817d9727d0d

Timelineinfo

09/15/2021 🔍
10/20/2021 +35 days 🔍
10/20/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2021 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-9358-hwg5-jrmh
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-41140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185080

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2021 09:57
Updated: 10/27/2021 17:23
Changes: 10/20/2021 09:57 (51), 10/27/2021 17:15 (2), 10/27/2021 17:23 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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