Vulnerability · Published Dec 1, 2021 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2021-43793Bypass of Poll voting limits in Discourse
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in discourse from discourse. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In affected versions a vulnerability in the Polls feature allowed users to vote multiple times in a single-option poll. The problem is patched in the latest tests-passed, beta and stable versions of Discourse
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jq7h-44vc-h6qx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0c6b9df77bac9c6f7c7e2eadf6fe100064afdeab x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1d0faedfbc3a8b77b971dc70d25e30791dbb6e0b x_refsource_MISC