medium5.3
CVE-2023-22453
Discourse is an option source discussion platform.
Impact
Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 3.0.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, the number of times a user posted in an arbitrary topic is exposed to unauthorized users through the `/u/username.json` endpoint. The issue is patched in version 2.8.14 and 3.0.0.beta16. There is no known workaround.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Discourse | Discourse | before 2.8.14 Versions 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.5.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/cbcf8a064b4889a19c991641e09c399bfa1ef2ad
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-xx97-6494-p2rv
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/cbcf8a064b4889a19c991641e09c399bfa1ef2ad
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-xx97-6494-p2rv