CVE-2022-21684
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2.7.13 in `stable`, 2.8.0.beta11 in `beta`, and 2.8.0.beta11 in `tests-passed` allow some users to log in to a community before they should be able to do so. A user invited via email to a forum with `must_approve_users` enabled is going to be automatically logged in, bypassing the check that does not allow unapproved users to sign in. They will be able to do everything an approved user can do. If they logout, they cannot log back in. This issue is patched in the `stable` version 2.7.13, `beta` version 2.8.0.beta11, and `tests-passed` version 2.8.0.beta11. One may disable invites as a workaround. Administrators can increase `min_trust_level_to_allow_invite` to reduce the attack surface to more trusted users.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–8.8
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-discourse-2022-21684User can bypass approval when invited to Discourse2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2.7.13 in `stable`, 2.8.0.beta11 in `beta`, and 2.8.0.beta11 in `tests-passed` allow some users to log in to a community before they should be able to do so. A user invited via email to a forum with `must_approve_users` enabled is going to be automatically logged in, bypassing the check that does not allow unapproved users to sign in. They will be able to do everything an approved user can do. If they logout, they cannot log back in. This issue is patched in the `stable` version 2.7.13, `beta` version 2.8.0.beta11, and `tests-passed` version 2.8.0.beta11. One may disable invites as a workaround. Administrators can increase `min_trust_level_to_allow_invite` to reduce the attack surface to more trusted users.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/584c6a2e8bc705072b09a9c4b55126d6f8ed4ad2cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-p63q-jp48-h8xhcnnvd
- https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-redemption-allowed-user-to-access-forum-before-approval/214328cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21684cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/584c6a2e8bc705072b09a9c4b55126d6f8ed4ad2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-p63q-jp48-h8xhenisa_euvd
- https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-redemption-allowed-user-to-access-forum-before-approval/214328enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/584c6a2e8bc705072b09a9c4b55126d6f8ed4ad2PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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