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CVE-2022-36068

HIGH
Published 2022-09-29T19:45:13.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.2
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.199
Higher than 19.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

discourse

discourse

Affected Versions:

< 2.8.9 >= 2.9.0.beta0, < 2.9.0.beta10

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6crr-3662-263q
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18418
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ae1e536e83940d58f1c79b835c75c249121c46b6
Published: 2022-09-29T19:45:13.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-23T16:53:41.566Z
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