CVE-2022-36068 json
Discourse moderators can edit themes via the API
published 2022-09-29 4 y ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-discourse-2022-36068 , EUVD-2022-38829 , GHSA-6crr-3662-263q
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and prior to 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a moderator can create new and edit existing themes by using the API when they should not be able to do so. The problem is patched in version 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.
Patch / fix
- bitnami discourse 2.8.9
- discourse discourse 2.8.9
- github.com/discourse/discourse@ae1e536 commit
- github.com/discourse/discourse#18418 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | <2.8.9 |
2.8.9 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/pull/18418
patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/commit/ae1e536e83940d58f1c79b835c75c249121c46b6
patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6crr-3662-263q
third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36068
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-36068
- NVD CVE-2022-36068
- OSV BIT-discourse-2022-36068
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