CVE-2022-46177CWE-613

Discourse password reset link can lead to in account takeover if user changes to a new email

Medium · published January 5, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 3.0.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, when a user requests for a password reset link email, then changes their primary email, the old reset email is still valid. When the old reset email is used to reset the password, the Discourse account's primary email would be re-linked to the old email. If the old email address is compromised or has transferred ownership, this leads to an account takeover. This is however mitigated by the SiteSetting `email_token_valid_hours` which is currently 48 hours. Users should upgrade to versions 2.8.14 or 3.0.0.beta15 to receive a patch. As a workaround, lower `email_token_valid_hours ` as needed.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00710 · 53.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-613 · Insufficient Session Expiration
Published
2023-01-05T19:48Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 JAN 19:48Z
    Discourse password reset link can lead to in account takeover if user changes to a new email
    cvelistv5