Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-21642
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions when composing a message from topic the composer user suggestions reveals whisper participants. The issue has been patched in stable version 2.7.13 and beta version 2.8.0.beta11. There is no workaround for this issue and users are advised to upgrade.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2022-21642
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-21642
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 17 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-21642
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
4.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
1.4
|
NIST | |
|
4.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
1.4
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-21642
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-21642
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-mx3h-vc7w-r9c6
Composing a message from topic reveals whisper participants · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/702685b6a06ae45a544fc702027f1e4573d94aaa
SECURITY: only show user suggestions with regular post (#15436) · discourse/discourse@702685b · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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