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Low · 2.6 CVE-2022-31025 EUVD-2022-52720

Invite bypasses user approval in Discourse

Published Jun 3, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 2.8.4 on the `stable` branch and 2.9.0beta5 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, inviting users on sites that use single sign-on could bypass the `must_approve_users` check and invites by staff are always approved automatically. The issue is patched in Discourse version 2.8.4 on the `stable` branch and version `2.9.0.beta5` on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. As a workaround, disable invites or increase `min_trust_level_to_allow_invite` to reduce the attack surface to more trusted users.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse < 2.8.4, >= 2.9.0.beta1, <= 2.9.0.beta4 —

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