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CVE-2022-36066 Detail

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and prior to 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, admins can upload a maliciously crafted Zip or Gzip Tar archive to write files at arbitrary locations and trigger remote code execution. The problem is patched in version 2.8.9 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta10 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b27d5626d208a22c516a0adfda7554b67b493835 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18421 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-grvh-qcpg-hfmv Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-36066
NVD Published Date:
09/29/2022
NVD Last Modified:
10/06/2022
Source:
GitHub, Inc.