CVE-2022-24850 (GCVE-0-2022-24850)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-14 21:25 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Category group permissions leaked in Discourse
Summary
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Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 15:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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