CVE-2022-39241: Possible Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in webhooks

Published Nov 2, 2022
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Updated

Discourse is a platform for community discussion. A malicious admin could use this vulnerability to perform port enumeration on the local host or other hosts on the internal network, as well as against hosts on the Internet. Latest stable, beta, and test-passed versions are now patched. As a workaround, self-hosters can use DISCOURSEBLOCKEDIPBLOCKS env var (which overrides blockedipblocks setting) to stop webhooks from accessing private IPs.

Affected Software

11 affected components
Discourse Discourse<2.8.10
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta9

Event History

Nov 2, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-39241?

CVE-2022-39241 has a high severity rating due to its potential exploitation by a malicious admin.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-39241?

To fix CVE-2022-39241, update Discourse to version 2.8.10 or later.

3

What versions of Discourse are affected by CVE-2022-39241?

CVE-2022-39241 affects Discourse versions up to 2.8.10 and various beta versions of 2.9.0.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2022-39241?

This vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious admin on the Discourse platform.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-39241?

CVE-2022-39241 is a vulnerability that allows for port enumeration on local and remote hosts.

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