CVE-2022-46159 affects Discourse versions 2.8.13 and prior (stable) and 2.9.0.beta14 and prior (beta/tests-passed), allowing any authenticated user to create unlisted topics. This vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 4.3), has a low attack complexity and requires user authentication, leading to a low impact of resource exhaustion. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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