CVE-2022-31184
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.35%Email activation route can be abused by spammers in Discourse
Published: 3/6/2024Modified: 11/6/2025
Description
Discourse is the an open source discussion platform. In affected versions an email activation route can be abused to send mass spam emails. A fix has been included in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse which rate limits emails. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should manually rate limit email.
Affected packages (1)
- Bitnami/discoursefrom 0, <= 2.8.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |