CVE-2022-31025 — Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion
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
Published
2022-06-03T14:35:12.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-23T18:19:28.063Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
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…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| discourse | discourse | < 2.8.4, >= 2.9.0.beta1, <= 2.9.0.beta4 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-06-03T14:35:12.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-04-23T18:19:28.063Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-x7jh-mx5q-6f9q
- github.com — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16974
- github.com — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16984
- github.com — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0fa0094531efc82d9371f90a02aa804b17…
- github.com — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7c4e2d33fa4b922354c177ffc880a2f270…
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