FKIE_CVE-2022-36068

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-09-29 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:52
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and prior to 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a moderator can create new and edit existing themes by using the API when they should not be able to do so. The problem is patched in version 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ae1e536e83940d58f1c79b835c75c249121c46b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18418Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6crr-3662-263qThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ae1e536e83940d58f1c79b835c75c249121c46b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18418Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6crr-3662-263qThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
discourse discourse 2.9.0
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