Discourse Error Response information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Discourse. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Error Response Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-41271. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Discourse (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component Error Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 11/17/2021 as GHSA-hf6r-mc9j-hf4p. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-41271 since 09/15/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 2da0001965c6d8632d723c46ea5df9f22a1a23f1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 2da0001965c6d8632d723c46ea5df9f22a1a23f1

Timelineinfo

09/15/2021 🔍
11/17/2021 +63 days 🔍
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11/20/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-hf6r-mc9j-hf4p
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-41271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186795

Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2021 21:37
Updated: 11/20/2021 01:31
Changes: 11/17/2021 21:37 (50), 11/20/2021 01:23 (2), 11/20/2021 01:31 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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