Discourse up to 2.7.12/2.8.0.beta10 Invite improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Discourse up to 2.7.12/2.8.0.beta10. This affects an unknown function of the component Invite Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-21684. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Discourse up to 2.7.12/2.8.0.beta10. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Invite Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2022 as GHSA-p63q-jp48-h8xh. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-21684 since 11/16/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.7.13 or 2.8.0.beta11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 584c6a2e8bc705072b09a9c4b55126d6f8ed4ad2 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: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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: 584c6a2e8bc705072b09a9c4b55126d6f8ed4ad2

Timelineinfo

11/16/2021 🔍
01/14/2022 +59 days 🔍
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01/16/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-p63q-jp48-h8xh
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-21684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190352

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2022 10:47
Updated: 01/16/2022 21:18
Changes: 01/14/2022 10:47 (51), 01/16/2022 21:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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