Discourse up to 3.0.3/3.1.0.beta4 permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Discourse up to 3.0.3/3.1.0.beta4. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-31142. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Discourse up to 3.0.3/3.1.0.beta4. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.

The weakness was shared 06/14/2023 as GHSA-286w-97m2-78x2. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-31142 since 04/24/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.0.4 or 3.1.0.beta5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Temp Score: 1.9
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 2.0
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / 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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Discourse 3.0.4/3.1.0.beta5

Timelineinfo

04/24/2023 🔍
06/14/2023 +51 days 🔍
06/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/13/2023 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-286w-97m2-78x2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31142 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31142
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231489

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2023 06:02
Updated: 07/13/2023 08:33
Changes: 06/14/2023 06:02 (48), 07/13/2023 08:33 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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