CVE-2022-39378: Displaying user badges can leak topic titles to users that have no access to the topic

Published Nov 2, 2022
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Updated

Discourse is a platform for community discussion. Under certain conditions, a user badge may have been awarded based on a user's activity in a topic with restricted access. Before this vulnerability was disclosed, the topic title of the topic associated with the user badge may be viewed by any user. If there are sensitive information in the topic title, it will therefore have been exposed. This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse. There are currently no known workarounds available.

Affected Software

10 affected components
Discourse Discourse<2.8.9
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta1
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-2022-39378?

CVE-2022-39378 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-39378?

To fix CVE-2022-39378, users should upgrade to Discourse version 2.9.0 or later.

3

Which versions of Discourse are affected by CVE-2022-39378?

CVE-2022-39378 affects Discourse versions before 2.8.9 and all beta versions of 2.9.0.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-39378?

CVE-2022-39378 is a vulnerability related to improper credential disclosure associated with user badges.

5

Can CVE-2022-39378 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2022-39378 can be exploited remotely under specific conditions.

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