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There are no known workarounds.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00907,"percentile":0.60153,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2022-09-29T19:45:13Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:08Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","fixed_in":["2.8.9"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.9"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"discourse","product":"discourse"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6crr-3662-263q","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18418","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","advisory","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ae1e536e83940d58f1c79b835c75c249121c46b6","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","advisory","fix"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36068","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36068.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-36068","title":"Discourse moderators can edit themes via the API","description":"Discourse is an open source discussion platform. 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