Discourse up to 2.7.12/2.8.0.beta10 Messages information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Discourse up to 2.7.12/2.8.0.beta10. This impacts an unknown function of the component Messages Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-21642. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Discourse up to 2.7.12/2.8.0.beta10. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Messages 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 released 01/06/2022 as GHSA-mx3h-vc7w-r9c6. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-21642 since 11/16/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.7.13 or 2.8.0.beta11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 702685b6a06ae45a544fc702027f1e4573d94aaa 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Discourse 2.7.13/2.8.0.beta11
Patch: 702685b6a06ae45a544fc702027f1e4573d94aaa

Timelineinfo

11/16/2021 🔍
01/06/2022 +51 days 🔍
01/06/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-mx3h-vc7w-r9c6
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-21642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189726

Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2022 07:06
Updated: 01/09/2022 09:06
Changes: 01/06/2022 07:06 (32), 01/06/2022 07:07 (19), 01/09/2022 09:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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