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CVE-2023-23615— Malicious users in Discourse can create spam topics as any user due to improper access control

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存在访问控制错误漏洞，攻击者利用该漏洞可以利用可嵌入的评论以任何用户的身份创建新主题。

CVSS 5.3 · Medium EPSS 0.45% · P37

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1132 · Data Encoding
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-23615

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Malicious users in Discourse can create spam topics as any user due to improper access control
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. The embeddable comments can be exploited to create new topics as any user but without any clear title or content. This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse. As a workaround, disable embeddable comments by deleting all embeddable hosts.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
访问控制不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Discourse 访问控制错误漏洞
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存在访问控制错误漏洞，攻击者利用该漏洞可以利用可嵌入的评论以任何用户的身份创建新主题。
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 < 3.0.1 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2023-23615

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-23615 (1)

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: discourse
Same vendor: discourse
Same weakness: CWE-284

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