CVE-2022-21678
MEDIUM4.3EPSS 0.31%User's bio visible even if profile is restricted in Discourse
Published: 3/6/2024Modified: 10/14/2025
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the `tests-passed` branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the `beta` branch, and version 2.7.13 in the `stable` branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the `<meta>` tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in `tests-passed` version 2.8.0.beta11, `beta` version 2.8.0.beta11, and `stable` version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
Affected packages (1)
- Bitnami/discoursefrom 0, < 2.7.13
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References (4)
- WEBhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5e2e178fcfb490c37b9f8bb9f737185441b1d6de
- WEBhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c0bb775f3f35b1b0d04a5b2a984f57c3e39f9e6c
- WEBhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jwww-46gv-564m
- WEBhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21678