VDB-226837 · CVE-2023-30611 · GHSA-4cgc-c7vh-94g6

Discourse-reactions prior 0.3 Private Topic information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Discourse-reactions. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Private Topic Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-30611. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Discourse-reactions (JavaScript Library). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Private Topic Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Discourse-reactions is a plugin that allows user to add their reactions to the post in the Discourse messaging platform. In affected versions data about what reactions were performed on a post in a private topic could be leaked. This issue has been addressed in version 0.3. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the discourse-reactions plugin to fully mitigate the issue.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2023 as GHSA-4cgc-c7vh-94g6. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-30611 since 04/13/2023. 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 0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 01aca15b2774c088f3673118e92e9469f37d2fb6 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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Productinfo

Type

JavaScript Library

Name

Discourse-reactions

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Discourse-reactions 0.3
Patch: 01aca15b2774c088f3673118e92e9469f37d2fb6

Timelineinfo

04/13/2023 🔍
04/19/2023 +6 days 🔍
04/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2023 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-4cgc-c7vh-94g6
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-30611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-30611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226837

Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2023 21:19
Updated: 05/14/2023 08:32
Changes: 04/19/2023 21:19 (52), 05/14/2023 08:32 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103