CVE-2021-43793 (GCVE-0-2021-43793)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-01 19:40 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:03
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Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In affected versions a vulnerability in the Polls feature allowed users to vote multiple times in a single-option poll. The problem is patched in the latest tests-passed, beta and stable versions of Discourse
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse Affected: stable < 2.7.11
Affected: tests-passed < 2.8.0.beta9
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