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CVE-2022-46159

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. In version 2.8.13 and prior on the stable branch and version 2.9.0.beta14 and prior on the beta and tests-passed branches, any authenticated user can create an unlisted topic. These topics, which are not readily available to other users, can take up unnecessary site resources. A patch for this issue is available in the main branch of Discourse. There are no known workarounds available.

  • Published: Dec 2, 2022
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2022-46159
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta1 2.9.0-beta1.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta2 2.9.0-beta2.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta3 2.9.0-beta3.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta4 2.9.0-beta4.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta5 2.9.0-beta5.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta7 2.9.0-beta7.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta8 2.9.0-beta8.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta6 2.9.0-beta6.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta10 2.9.0-beta10.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta11 2.9.0-beta11.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta12 2.9.0-beta12.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta13 2.9.0-beta13.x
discourse / discourse 2.9.0-beta14 2.9.0-beta14.x
discourse / discourse - 2.8.13.x