CVE-2022-36068 Discourse moderators can edit themes via the API
Moderators can improperly edit themes via the API, allowing unauthorized modification of site appearance and potential security bypass.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-36068?
CVE-2022-36068 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Discourse Discourse, published on 29 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36068?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including discourse. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
discourse Bitnami | All versions | 2.8.9 |
Products include Discourse Discourse.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36068?
Upgrade discourse to 2.8.9 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-36068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-39356 Discourse user account takeover via email and invite link
- CVE-2023-22468 Discourse vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in local oneboxes
- CVE-2026-27934 Discourse leaks private topic title and post excerpt via user action API endpoint
Sources
Also known as BIT-discourse-2022-36068, GHSA-6crr-3662-263q.