CVE-2022-46177

MEDIUM

Discourse <2.8.14 - stable & <3.0.0.beta16 - beta & tests-passed - ...

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.7
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 60.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-613
Status published
Products (5)
discourse/discourse 1.1.0 beta1 (9 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.2.0 beta1 (9 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.3.0 beta1 (11 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.4.0 beta1 (12 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.5.0 beta1 (9 CPE variants)
Published Jan 05, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026