Discourse up to 2.8.3/2.9.0.beta4 Approve User improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Discourse up to 2.8.3/2.9.0.beta4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Approve User Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-31025. The attack is possible to be carried out 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 2.8.3/2.9.0.beta4. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Approve User Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2022 as GHSA-x7jh-mx5q-6f9q. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-31025 since 05/18/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.8.4 or 2.9.0.beta5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0fa0094531efc82d9371f90a02aa804b176d59cf 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: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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CNA Base Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / 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 2.8.4/2.9.0.beta5
Patch: 0fa0094531efc82d9371f90a02aa804b176d59cf

Timelineinfo

05/18/2022 🔍
06/07/2022 +20 days 🔍
06/07/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-x7jh-mx5q-6f9q
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31025 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31025
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201377

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2022 20:59
Updated: 06/10/2022 09:05
Changes: 06/07/2022 20:59 (51), 06/10/2022 09:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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