CVE-2022-24804

Private group name exposure in discourse

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In stable versions prior to 2.8.3 and beta versions prior 2.9.0.beta4 erroneously expose groups. When a group with restricted visibility has been used to set the permissions of a category, the name of the group is leaked to any user that is able to see the category. To workaround the problem, a site administrator can remove groups with restricted visibility from any category's permissions setting.

Categories

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: discourse discourse
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v4c9-6m9g-37ff third party advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0f7b9878ff3207ce20970f0517604793920bb3d2 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-24804?
CVE-2022-24804 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-24804?
To fix CVE-2022-24804, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-24804 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-24804 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-24804?
CVE-2022-24804 affects discourse discourse.
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