{"id":"BIT-discourse-2022-31025","summary":"Invite bypasses user approval in Discourse","details":"Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 2.8.4 on the `stable` branch and 2.9.0 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 `2.9.0.beta5` on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. As a workaround, disable invites or increase `min_trust_level_to_allow_invite` to reduce the attack surface to more trusted users.","aliases":["CVE-2022-31025","GHSA-x7jh-mx5q-6f9q"],"modified":"2026-09-08T08:46:08.412193688Z","published":"2024-03-06T11:06:02.684Z","database_specific":{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"severity":"Medium"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0fa0094531efc82d9371f90a02aa804b176d59cf"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7c4e2d33fa4b922354c177ffc880a2f2701a91f9"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16974"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16984"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-x7jh-mx5q-6f9q"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31025"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"discourse","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/discourse"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.4"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/discourse/BIT-discourse-2022-31025.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}