CVE-2023-25169

Yearly Review Plugin leaking anonymised users data in discourse-yearly-review

Description

discourse-yearly-review is a discourse plugin which publishes an automated Year in Review topic. In affected versions a user present in a yearly review topic that is then anonymised will still have some data linked to its original account. This issue has been patched in commit `b3ab33bbf7` which is included in the latest version of the Discourse Yearly Review plugin. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable the `yearly_review_enabled` setting to fully mitigate the issue. Also, it's possible to edit the anonymised user's old data in the yearly review topics manually.

Category

3.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: discourse discourse-yearly-review
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-yearly-review/security/advisories/GHSA-x2r8-v85c-x3x7 mitigation vendor advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-yearly-review/commit/b3ab33bbf7130fca54764cf0336395a8a1eeaf3c patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-25169?
CVE-2023-25169 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-25169?
To fix CVE-2023-25169, 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-2023-25169 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-25169 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-2023-25169?
CVE-2023-25169 affects discourse discourse-yearly-review.
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