Is CVE-2022-36068 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-36068 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-36068?

CVE-2022-36068 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-36068?

CVE-2022-36068 has an EPSS score of 0.71% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36068?

Upgrade discourse to 2.8.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-36068

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

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, a moderator can create new and edit existing themes by using the API when they should not be able to do so. 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.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

discourseNVD

Affected:< 2.8.9Fixed in:2.8.9CVE-2022-36068derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.