VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-31184

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.69%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-770

Primary references