Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-46159
CVE-2022-46159
Description
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.
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8.13
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.8.13 and prior on stable, 2.9.0.beta14 and prior on beta and tests-passed
- (no CPE)range: <= 2.8.13
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0ce38bd7bce862db251b882613ab7053ca777382nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-qf99-xpx6-hgxpnvdThird Party Advisory
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