First published: Mon Aug 01 2022(Updated: )
Discourse is the an open source discussion platform. In affected versions an email activation route can be abused to send mass spam emails. A fix has been included in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse which rate limits emails. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should manually rate limit email.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Discourse | <=2.8.6 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta1 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta2 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta3 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta4 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta5 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta6 | |
Discourse | =2.9.0-beta7 |
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CVE-2022-31184 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for abuse in sending mass spam emails.
To fix CVE-2022-31184, users should upgrade to the latest stable, beta, or tests-passed versions of Discourse that include the rate limiting for emails.
CVE-2022-31184 affects Discourse versions up to 2.8.6 and certain beta versions up to 2.9.0-beta7.
CVE-2022-31184 addresses a vulnerability that allows an email activation route to be abused for sending mass spam emails.
Yes, a patch has been included in the latest updates for Discourse that provides rate limiting functionality for email activations.