Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 3.0.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, when a user requests for a password reset link email, then changes their primary email, the old reset email is still valid. When the old reset email is used to reset the password, the Discourse account's primary email would be re-linked to the old email. If the old email address is compromised or has transferred ownership, this leads to an account takeover. This is however mitigated by the SiteSetting `email_token_valid_hours` which is currently 48 hours. Users should upgrade to versions 2.8.14 or 3.0.0.beta15 to receive a patch. As a workaround, lower `email_token_valid_hours ` as needed.
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
User Interaction Required
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
| Vendors | Products |
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| Discourse |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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Configuration 2 [-]
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References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/4bf306f0e3bf54a9ef9c5886bf1cfb85c20da570 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83944213b2b2454af80d0407f60d67641b1f0b38 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-5www-jxvf-vrc3 | Third Party Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2023-01-05T19:48:05.483Z
Updated:
Reserved: 2022-11-28T17:27:19.999Z
Link: CVE-2022-46177
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-01-05T20:15:18.587
Modified: 2023-01-13T15:55:47.260
Link: CVE-2022-46177
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
No data.
CWE