Lucene search
+L

Discourse 2.7.0.beta9 Security Update

🗓️ 20 May 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
openvas
 openvas
🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 39 Views

Discourse 2.7.0.beta9 Security Update, Fixes Denial of Service and Information Disclosur

Related
Refs
Code
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:discourse:discourse";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117445");
  script_version("2025-04-11T15:45:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-11 15:45:04 +0000 (Fri, 11 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-05-20 06:20:13 +0000 (Thu, 20 May 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-06-22 18:04:00 +0000 (Tue, 22 Jun 2021)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-22885", "CVE-2021-22902", "CVE-2021-22903", "CVE-2021-22904");

  script_name("Discourse 2.7.0.beta9 Security Update");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_discourse_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("discourse/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"A new Discourse update includes one security fix.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Rails was updated to version 6.1.3.2 fixing the following flaws:

  - CVE-2021-22902: Possible Denial of Service vulnerability in Action Dispatch

  - CVE-2021-22903: Possible Open Redirect Vulnerability in Action Pack

  - CVE-2021-22885: Possible Information Disclosure / Unintended Method Execution in Action Pack

  - CVE-2021-22904: Possible DoS Vulnerability in Action Controller Token Authentication");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Discourse up to and including version 2.7.0.beta8.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.7.0.beta9 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-0-beta9-messages-with-invites-blank-page-education-text-like-webhooks-and-more/189944");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2021/5/5/Rails-versions-6-1-3-2-6-0-3-7-5-2-4-6-and-5-2-6-have-been-released/");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

vers = infos["version"];

if( version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"2.7.0" ) ||
    version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"2.7.0.beta1", test_version2:"2.7.0.beta8" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"2.7.0.beta9", install_path:infos["location"] );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation