7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-31184
"Discourse Mass Spam Email Abuse"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 1, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 9, 2022, 6:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-31184 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Discourse discourse
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-31184.

URL Resource
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/af1cb735db7fb73217b85d22dbadd1bc824ac0b0 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-m5w9-8gp8-2hrf Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-31184 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-31184 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/af1cb735db7fb73217b85d22dbadd1bc824ac0b0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/af1cb735db7fb73217b85d22dbadd1bc824ac0b0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-m5w9-8gp8-2hrf No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-m5w9-8gp8-2hrf Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.6 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-31184 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.37440

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
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