What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-25169?

CVE-2023-25169 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-25169?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-25169. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Discourse CVE-2023-25169

MEDIUM

Information Exposure (CWE-200)

2023-03-06 security-advisories@github.com

Information Disclosure Discourse Discourse Yearly Review

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 06, 2023 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionNVD

discourse-yearly-review is a discourse plugin which publishes an automated Year in Review topic. In affected versions a user present in a yearly review topic that is then anonymised will still have some data linked to its original account. This issue has been patched in commit b3ab33bbf7 which is included in the latest version of the Discourse Yearly Review plugin. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable the yearly_review_enabled setting to fully mitigate the issue. Also, it's possible to edit the anonymised user's old data in the yearly review topics manually.

AnalysisAI

discourse-yearly-review is a discourse plugin which publishes an automated Year in Review topic. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Exposure of Sensitive Information vulnerability could allow attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Sensitive Information (CWE-200), which allows attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed. discourse-yearly-review is a discourse plugin which publishes an automated Year in Review topic. In affected versions a user present in a yearly review topic that is then anonymised will still have some data linked to its original account. This issue has been patched in commit b3ab33bbf7 which is included in the latest version of the Discourse Yearly Review plugin. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable the yearly_review_enabled setting to fully mitigate the issue. Also, it's possible to edit the anonymised user's old data in the yearly review topics manually. Affected products include: Discourse Discourse Yearly Review.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Minimize information in error messages, implement proper access controls, encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit.