CVE-2022-36066
Discourse vulnerable to RCE via admins uploading maliciously zipped file
7.2
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.3%
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and prior to 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, admins can upload a maliciously crafted Zip or Gzip Tar archive to write files at arbitrary locations and trigger remote code execution. The problem is patched in version 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.
How to fix CVE-2022-36066
To remediate CVE-2022-36066, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.8.9 or later
Is CVE-2022-36066 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.8.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |