Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-36068 - Missing Authorization vulnerability in Discourse

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
discourse
CWE-862

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Discourse
424

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)