Discourse 2.9.0.beta14 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Discourse 2.9.0.beta14. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-23546. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Discourse 2.9.0.beta14. This affects an unknown functionality. 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 summary by CVE is:

In version 2.9.0.beta14 of Discourse, an open-source discussion platform, maliciously embedded urls can leak an admin's digest of recent topics, possibly exposing private information. A patch is available for version 2.9.0.beta15. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

The weakness was presented 01/05/2023 as GHSA-q9jp-xv4g-328f. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-23546 since 01/19/2022. 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 T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.9.0.beta15 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch cf862e736565c6fa905c12b5dbe63d0bd056efb8 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 Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Discourse 2.9.0.beta15
Patch: cf862e736565c6fa905c12b5dbe63d0bd056efb8

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01/19/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-q9jp-xv4g-328f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217533

Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2023 22:29
Changes: 01/05/2023 22:29 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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