CVE-2022-36066
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.1 Critical
- Status
- Modified - security-advisories@github.com
- Published
- 2022-09-29
- Last modified
- 2025-04-23
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Affected products
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b27d5626d208a22c516a0adfda7554b67b493835
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18421
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-grvh-qcpg-hfmv
