Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-21678 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Discourse
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
LOW Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the `tests-passed` branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the `beta` branch, and version 2.7.13 in the `stable` branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the `<meta>` tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in `tests-passed` version 2.8.0.beta11, `beta` version 2.8.0.beta11, and `stable` version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5e2e178fcfb490c37b9f8bb9f737185441b1d6de
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5e2e178fcfb490c37b9f8bb9f737185441b1d6de
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c0bb775f3f35b1b0d04a5b2a984f57c3e39f9e6c
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c0bb775f3f35b1b0d04a5b2a984f57c3e39f9e6c
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jwww-46gv-564m
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jwww-46gv-564m