CVE-2022-31025 LOW

CVE-2022-31025: Invite bypasses user approval in Discourse

Vendor Discourse
Product discourse
Weakness CWE-285
Published June 3, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

2.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 2.8.4 on the `stable` branch and 2.9.0beta5 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, inviting users on sites that use single sign-on could bypass the `must_approve_users` check and invites by staff are always approved automatically. The issue is patched in Discourse version 2.8.4 on the `stable` branch and version `2.9.0.beta5` on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. As a workaround, disable invites or increase `min_trust_level_to_allow_invite` to reduce the attack surface to more trusted users.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated