CVE-2022-31060 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2022-31060

Banner topic data is exposed on login-required Discourse sites

5.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.4 in the `stable` branch and version `2.9.0.beta5` in the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, banner topic data is exposed on login-required sites. This issue is patched in version 2.8.4 in the `stable` branch and version `2.9.0.beta5` in the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches of Discourse. As a workaround, one may disable banners.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

discourse

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Affected Software

discourse

Vulnerable Versions:

stable < 2.8.4, beta <= 2.9.0.beta4, tests-passed <= 2.9.0.beta4

Timeline

Official Publish: June 14th, 2022

Last Modified: April 23rd, 2025

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1213 Data from Information Repositories

T1005 Data from Local System

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel