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CVE-2022-36068— Discourse moderators can edit themes via the API

Quick assessment

Affected
discourse discourse
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Discourse是一套开源的社区讨论平台。该平台包括社区、电子邮件和聊天室等功能。 Discourse 2.8.9.stable之前版本和2.9.0.beta10之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于版主可以使用API创建新主题和编辑现有主题。

CVSS 7.2 · High EPSS 0.73% · P52

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1546.001 · Change Default File Association
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-36068

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Discourse moderators can edit themes via the API
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制缺失
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Discourse 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Discourse是一套开源的社区讨论平台。该平台包括社区、电子邮件和聊天室等功能。 Discourse 2.8.9.stable之前版本和2.9.0.beta10之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于版主可以使用API创建新主题和编辑现有主题。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
discourse discourse < 2.8.9 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2022-36068 (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-36068 (1)

Same Patch Batch · discourse · 2022-09-29 · 4 CVEs total

CVE-2022-36066 9.1 CRITICAL Discourse vulnerable to RCE via admins uploading maliciously zipped file
CVE-2022-39232 6.5 MEDIUM Discourse vulnerable to incomplete quote causing a topic to crash in the browser
CVE-2022-39226 4.3 MEDIUM Discourse user profile location and website fields were not sufficiently length-limited

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: discourse
Same vendor: discourse
Same weakness: CWE-862

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