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CVE-2022-31184

Discourse is the an open source discussion platform. In affected versions an email activation route can be abused to send mass spam emails. A fix has been included in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse which rate limits emails. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should manually rate limit email.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
1 Aug 2022
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DiscourseServers and applications · cpe:a:discourse:discourse
  • Version 2.9.0-beta7
  • Version 2.9.0-beta6
  • Version 2.9.0-beta5
  • Version 2.9.0-beta4
All 8 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.8.6
  • Version 2.9.0-beta1
  • Version 2.9.0-beta2
  • Version 2.9.0-beta3
  • Version 2.9.0-beta4
  • Version 2.9.0-beta5
  • Version 2.9.0-beta6
  • Version 2.9.0-beta7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31184
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31184