High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-36068
CVE-2022-36068
Description
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.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.8.9
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.9, <2.9.0.beta10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.9
Patches
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References
3- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ae1e536e83940d58f1c79b835c75c249121c46b6nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18418nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6crr-3662-263qnvdThird Party Advisory
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