CVE-2022-21678
User's bio visible even if profile is restricted in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the <meta> tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in tests-passed version 2.8.0.beta11, beta version 2.8.0.beta11, and stable version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
User's bio visible even if profile is restricted in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the <meta> tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in tests-passed version 2.8.0.beta11, beta version 2.8.0.beta11, and stable version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
- Record
CVE-2022-21678- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26890
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the <meta> tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in tests-passed version 2.8.0.beta11, beta version 2.8.0.beta11, and stable version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26890- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the <meta> tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in tests-passed version 2.8.0.beta11, beta version 2.8.0.beta11, and stable version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
- Record
CVE-2022-21678- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
User's bio visible even if profile is restricted in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the <meta> tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in tests-passed version 2.8.0.beta11, beta version 2.8.0.beta11, and stable version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
- Record
CVE-2022-21678- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2022-21678 No score
User's bio visible even if profile is restricted in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the <meta> tags on their users' pages. The problem is patched in tests-passed version 2.8.0.beta11, beta version 2.8.0.beta11, and stable version 2.7.13 of Discourse.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2022-21678- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
before 2.7.13 | 2.7.13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-21678 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Discourse, published January 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in discourse 2.7.13.
References
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jwww-46gv-564m
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21678