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High · 7.2 CVE-2022-36068 EUVD-2022-38829

Discourse moderators can edit themes via the API

Published Sep 29, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and prior to 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a moderator can create new and edit existing themes by using the API when they should not be able to do so. The problem is patched in version 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse < 2.8.9, >= 2.9.0.beta0, < 2.9.0.beta10 —

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