Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-46159 - Unspecified vulnerability in Discourse
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
LOW Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. In version 2.8.13 and prior on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta14 and prior on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, any authenticated user can create an unlisted topic. These topics, which are not readily available to other users, can take up unnecessary site resources. A patch for this issue is available in the `main` branch of Discourse. There are no known workarounds available.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0ce38bd7bce862db251b882613ab7053ca777382
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0ce38bd7bce862db251b882613ab7053ca777382
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-qf99-xpx6-hgxp
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-qf99-xpx6-hgxp