Missing Authorization Affecting flarum/core package, versions <1.6.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-FLARUMCORE-3228091
  • published11 Jan 2023
  • disclosed10 Jan 2023
  • creditclarkwinkelmann

Introduced: 10 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-22488  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade flarum/core to version 1.6.3 or higher.

Overview

flarum/core is a simple discussion platform for your website.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the notifications feature, which allows an attacker to read restricted or private content. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by subscribing to the discussion if the Subscriptions extension is enabled.

Workarounds

Disable the Subscriptions extension or disable email notifications altogether.

CVSS Scores

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